Adjective appealing has 3 senses
  1. 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
  2. sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable - (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"
  3. 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
  1. appeal - take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
    --1 is one way to
    challenge
    Derived forms: noun appellant1, noun appeal3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  2. 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
    Derived form: noun appeal1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s to somebody
  3. attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
    Derived form: noun appeal2
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  4. appeal - challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"
    --4 is one way to
    challenge, take exception
    Derived form: noun appeal3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. 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
,
TOP