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appealing

/@/'p/i/l/I//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. able to attract interest or draw favorable attention

    adj.all

    Examples
    He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology.
    An appealing sense of humor.
    The idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing.
    Antonyms unappealing

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    adj.all

    Synonyms likable likeable sympathetic
    Antonyms unappealing unlikable unlikeable unsympathetic

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. That appeals; imploring.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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