Synonyms for appealing
əˈpi lɪŋap·peal·ing

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1. appealingadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   likable, likeable, sympathetic

   Antonyms:
   unappealing, off-putting, unattractive

2. sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likableadjective

   (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

   "the sympathetic characters in the play"

   Synonyms:
   kindly, sympathetic, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, openhearted

   Antonyms:
   off-putting, unappealing, unattractive

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1. appealingadjective

   Synonyms:
   imploring, beseeching, entreating, supplicating

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1. List of paraphrases for "appealing":

   attractive, calling, appeal, interesting, tempting, seductive

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1. Adam Schiff:

   It does not prescribe a process for a fair trial, and the American people desperately want to believe that the Senate will give both the president and the House of Representatives a fair trial, we will be appealing as managers to the senators today to live up to the oath they have just taken, to do impartial justice and to hold a fair trial.

2. Mansour Qurani:

   I am appealing to all officials to keep my son with me. They wo n’t take him from me. This is unfair.

3. Mike DelPrete:

   IBuying is appealing to a surprisingly large amount of people, the pitch is speed, certainty and convenience. You don't have to worry about the uncertainty of the market and how long it will take to sell, getting the house ready to show, which agent to choose.

4. Thomas Pownhall:

   Let therefore every man, that, appealing to his own heart, feels the least spark of virtue or freedom there, think that it is an honor which he owes himself, and a duty which he owes his country, to bear arms.

5. Laurence Wormald:

   The illusion of being able to permanently depress the risk on equities through smart-beta or minimum-variance strategies has been very, very appealing, and a lot of money has piled in, but that delusion cannot be kept up because it's based on a strategy that doesn't work when the crowd arrives.