English adjective: appealing | |||
| 1. | appealing able to attract interest or draw favorable attention | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Similar | attention-getting, attractive, catchy | ||
| Antonyms | unappealing | ||
| 2. | appealing (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | ||
| Samples | The sympathetic characters in the play. | ||
| Synonyms | likable, likeable, sympathetic | ||
| Domain category | drama | ||
| Antonyms | unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic | ||