1. Able to attract interest or draw favourable attention
   "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"; "an appealing sense of humour"
    
2. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
   "the appealing characters in the play";
   - sympathetic, likeable, likable

1. Be attractive to
   "The idea of a vacation appeals to me";
   - attract
    
2. Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
   "appeal to somebody for help";
   - invoke
    
3. Take a court case to a higher court for review
   "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
    
4. Challenge (a decision)
   "She appealed the verdict"
    
5. Cite as an authority; resort to
   "I appealed to the law of 1900";
   - invoke

See also: attention-getting, attractive, catchy

Type of: advert [rare], affect, ask for, bespeak, bring up, call for, challenge, cite, impress, mention, move, name, refer, request, strike, take exception

Antonym: repel, unappealing

Encyclopedia: Appealing