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Adjective appealing has 3 senses
- appealing - 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"
Antonyms: unappealing, off-putting, unattractive
- sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable - (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"
- appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading - expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice"
Antonym: imperative (indirect, via beseeching)
Verb appeal has 5 senses
- appeal - take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
--1 is one way to challenge
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- appeal, invoke - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
--2 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:
Something ----s to somebody
- attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- appeal - challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"
--4 is one way to challenge, take exception
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- invoke, appeal - cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
--5 is one way to mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
=> Somebody ----s PP
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