appealing

ap·peal·ing

adj \ə-ˈpē-liŋ\

Definition of APPEALING

1

: marked by earnest entreaty : imploring

2

: having appeal : pleasing <an appealing design>

— ap·peal·ing·ly \-liŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of APPEALING

1. a book with an appealing title
2. <the idea of living on Mars is appealing to space enthusiasts>

First Known Use of APPEALING

1813

Related to APPEALING

Synonyms: alluring, fascinating, attractive, bewitching, captivating, charismatic, charming, elfin, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fetching, glamorous (also glamourous), luring, magnetic, seductive

Antonyms: repellent (also repellant), repelling, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unalluring

Related Words: absorbing, arresting, engrossing, enthralling, galvanic, gripping, hypnotic, hypnotizing, mesmerizing, riveting, spellbinding; enticing, tantalizing, tempting; exciting, haunting, interesting, intriguing, titillating; beckoning, inviting, winning; darling, delightful, pleasant, pleasing

Near Antonyms: boring, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome; abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, distasteful, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, invidious, loathsome, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, odious, offensive, shocking, sickening; drab, dreary, dull, flat, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, ponderous

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Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with APPEALING

faith healing, freewheeling, glass ceiling, revealing, self-dealing, self-feeling, self-sealing, unfeeling