Synonyms for appealing
əˈpi lɪŋap·peal·ing

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1. appealingadjective

   able to attract interest or draw favorable attention

   "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"

   Synonyms:
   likable, likeable, sympathetic

   Antonyms:
   unappealing, off-putting, unattractive

2. sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likableadjective

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

   "the sympathetic characters in the play"

   Synonyms:
   kindly, sympathetic, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, openhearted

   Antonyms:
   off-putting, unappealing, unattractive

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1. appealingadjective

   Synonyms:
   imploring, beseeching, entreating, supplicating

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1. List of paraphrases for "appealing":

   attractive, calling, appeal, interesting, tempting, seductive

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1. Ashley Touart:

   The thought of paying $4,500 to go sit in a hotel for a week, possibly without power, was not appealing at all, we're from the Gulf Coast. So we know that if a Cat 3 or 4 comes on shore, you're without power and it's absolutely miserable.

2. New York:

   The small menu is so appealing and the place itself so charming that you almost forget, as a diner, that you have to do much of the work of dining out yourself. You scout your own table. You fetch and fill your own water glass. And if you’d like another glass of wine, you go back to the counter.

3. Joseph Wade:

   When I came on in the 90s, law enforcement was a very appealing job, at certain points, we'd have an application pool of 200 to 300, now it's 50 or 60 people we're having to vet for recruit classes.

4. Suzanne Suggs:

   These groups are small, they're very loud, but they're very appealing because they have answers to questions that other people are not answering.

5. Todd Rosenbluth:

   DoubleLine Total Return and DoubleLine Core Fixed income continued their strong relative performance in January, after outperforming peers in 2015, the funds have performed well with less volatility, which is particularly appealing to investors in an uncertain bond market and with a flight to quality.