Antonyms of adj unappealing
2 senses of unappealing
Sense 1
unsympathetic (vs. sympathetic), unappealing, unlikeable, unlikable -- ((of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic")
Sense 2
unappealing (vs. appealing) -- (not able to attract favorable attention; "they have made the place as unappealing as possible"; "was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess")
appealing (vs. unappealing) -- (able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing")
=> attention-getting, catchy -- (likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie")
=> attractive -- (having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay")
Similarity of adj unappealing
2 senses of unappealing
Sense 1
unsympathetic (vs. sympathetic), unappealing, unlikeable, unlikable -- ((of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic")
Sense 2
unappealing (vs. appealing) -- (not able to attract favorable attention; "they have made the place as unappealing as possible"; "was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess")
=> off-putting -- (tending to repel; "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hess)
=> unattractive -- (lacking power to arouse interest; "being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect")