Nothing is so appealing as the innocent face of a sleeping baby.
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Appealing
//ʌˈpi.əl.ɪŋ//
Synonyms for "appealing" (139 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (42)
Related words (69)
Adjective(2 words)
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Adjective(3 words)
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
3 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
2 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 11 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- aantrekkelijk adj (Having appeal; attractive)
Esperanto
1 entries- alloga adj (Having appeal; attractive)
French
1 entries- attrayant adj (Having appeal; attractive)
German
2 entries- ansprechend adj (Having appeal; attractive)
- zugkräftig adj (Having appeal; attractive)
Hindi
1 entries- रुचिकर adj (Having appeal; attractive)
Irish
3 entries- mealltach adj (Having appeal; attractive)
- taitneamhach adj (Having appeal; attractive)
- tarraingteach adj (Having appeal; attractive)
Italian
3 entries- attraente adj (Having appeal; attractive)
- gradevole adj (Having appeal; attractive)
- suggestivo adj (Having appeal; attractive)
Māori
3 entries- rerehua adj (Having appeal; attractive)
- turipū adj (Having appeal; attractive)
- ātanga adj (Having appeal; attractive)
Russian
1 entries- привлекательный adj (Having appeal; attractive)
Spanish
2 entries- atrayente adj (Having appeal; attractive)
- halagüeño adj (Having appeal; attractive)
Ukrainian
1 entries- прива́бливий adj (Having appeal; attractive)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
They are appealing for money to help refugees.
Source: tatoeba (307267)
She gave me an appealing look.
Source: tatoeba (315510)
My mother says she doesn't find rock appealing.
Source: tatoeba (320569)
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