vverb.socialtake a court case to a higher court for reviewExamples:- He was found guilty but appealed immediately
Derivationally Related Form:appellantappealableappeal
Hypernyms:challenge
Inherited Hypernyms:appealchallengeinviterequestaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationrequest earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protectionSynset:appeal invoke
Examples:- appeal to somebody for help
- Invoke God in times of trouble
Derivationally Related Form:appealinvocation
Hypernyms:ask for bespeak call for quest request
Inherited Hypernyms:appealrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:call onpleadturn
Full Troponyms:begbesiegebidcall oncraveimportunepleadsupplicate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s to somebody
vverb.emotionbe attractive toSynset:appeal attract
Examples:- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
Antonyms:repel
Derivationally Related Form:attractorattractiveappealattraction
Inherited Hypernyms:attract
Direct Hyponyms:becharmbeckonbeguilebewitchcaptivatecapturecatchcharmenamorenamourenchantentrancefascinatetrance
Full Troponyms:beckoncaptureholdwork
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.socialchallenge (a decision)Derivationally Related Form:appellantappealableappeal
Hypernyms:challenge take exception
Inherited Hypernyms:appealchallengeobjectdisapproveevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationcite as an authority; resort toSynset:appeal invoke
Examples:- He invoked the law that would save him
- I appealed to the law of 1900
- She invoked an ancient law
Hypernyms:advert bring up cite mention name refer
Inherited Hypernyms:invokementionthink ofassociatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: appeal)
adjadj.allable to attract interest or draw favorable attentionExamples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:appealingness
Inherited Hypernyms:appealing
Similar to:attention-getting catchy attractive
adjadj.all(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelingsTopic:drama
Synset:likable likeable sympathetic
Examples:- the sympathetic characters in the play
Antonyms:unsympathetic
Derivationally Related Form:appealingnesslike
Inherited Hypernyms:sympathetic