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appeal
noun as in request for help
Strongest matches
application, bid, call, claim, demand, overture, petition, plea, proposal, question, suit
Strong matches
address, adjuration, entreaty, importunity, invocation, prayer, proposition, recourse, requisition, solicitation, submission, supplication
Weak match
noun as in power to attract, interest
Strong matches
attraction, attractiveness, beauty, fascination, glamor, interestingness, pleasingness
Weak matches
verb as in request
Example Sentences
Cohen, the numismatist, said coins appeal to many buyers because they can be sold in increments, rather than all at once like a bar.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal after more than 20 organizations submitted amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” briefs in favor of Landor.
To them, said Tom Garfinkel, who runs South Florida Motorsports, the appeal is simple: “There’s not a lot of places where you can go 180 miles an hour safely—or legally.”
Several NGOs have appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court to grant the Red Cross access to "unlawful combatants", but no date has been set for the decision.
According to the team, STO also offers practical advantages that could make it appealing to engineers.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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