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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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An appeals court ruled in April that construction of the underground and above ground portions will be allowed to continue.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The family’s appeals to both the university and the account’s record-keeper, TIAA, were rebuffed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Khalil cannot legally be detained again or deported pending appeals of other legal orders, they argue.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The posts include direct-to-the-camera appeals, with personal details interwoven into messages of support for Steyer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Even the rescue that Tobias is proposing barely appeals to me.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth