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appeals

NOUN

request for help

Synonyms

STRONGEST

application bid call claim demand overture petition plea proposal question suit

STRONG

address adjuration entreaty importunity invocation prayer proposition recourse requisition solicitation submission supplication

WEAK

imploration

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer reply

WEAK

denial disavowal disclaimer refusal retraction revocation ugliness

NOUN

power to attract, interest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allure charm

STRONG

attraction attractiveness beauty fascination glamor interestingness pleasingness

WEAK

charmingness engagingness seductiveness

Antonyms

WEAK

denial disavowal disclaimer refusal retraction revocation ugliness

VERB

request

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address apply ask call call upon claim contest demand petition plead pray propose refer require submit sue urge

STRONG

adjure advance beg beseech bid crave entreat implore importune proposition question solicit strike supplicate

WEAK

hit on resort to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer conceal deny dissuade ignore reply

STRONG

give

WEAK

disclaim disgust recall refuse renounce retract revoke turn away turn off

VERB

attract, interest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

invite

STRONG

allure beguile captivate charm enchant engage entice fascinate intrigue please tantalize tempt

WEAK

catch the eye

Antonyms

STRONG

bore discourage disenchant disgust displease dissuade offend refuse repel repulse turn off

WEAK

deny disclaim recall renounce retract revoke turn away

Example Sentences

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Frankly, the lack of pathologizing appeals to me.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

A state appeals court in December rejected the state’s plan for financing the project, and the California Supreme Court in April declined to take up the case.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Just this past week, Hsiung’s profile grew when a California appeals court reversed his 2023 felony conviction for helping to take 37 hens from an egg farm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Liu said the situation is at a “critical juncture” between war and peace, and hopes those involved “will respond as soon as possible to the strong appeals of the international community.”

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

All the appeals I had made to him over the years had come to naught.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela