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present tense form of appeal (3rd person singular).
plural of appeal.

appeals

NOUN

request for help

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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

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answer reply

WEAK

denial disavowal disclaimer refusal retraction revocation ugliness

NOUN

power to attract, interest

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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

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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

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answer conceal deny dissuade ignore reply

STRONG

give

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disclaim disgust recall refuse renounce retract revoke turn away turn off

VERB

attract, interest

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invite

STRONG

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

WEAK

catch the eye

Antonyms

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

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deny disclaim recall renounce retract revoke turn away

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The case is now back at that federal appeals court for full briefings.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

The yearslong divorce battle nears a climax Friday, when a panel of appeals court judges is scheduled to decide how to divide Chey’s roughly $5 billion fortune with his ex-wife.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

While the doctors' murder convictions were upheld, the appeals court reduced their jail sentences.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"He brings in the female demographic because he is so sexy - but he appeals to men. He's an honest, good, authentic, down-to-earth type of individual. So you don't really get affronted by him."

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

But in 1989, driven by a change in the Supreme Court's treatment of death penalty appeals and shifts in the political winds, the attorney general's office began vigorously seeking executions of condemned prisoners.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson