appealing

1 of 2

adjective

ap·​peal·​ing ə-ˈpē-liŋ 

1

: having appeal : pleasing

an appealing design

2

: marked by earnest entreaty : imploring

the appealing look of an injured dog

appealingly

ə-ˈpē-liŋ-lē 

adverb

appealing

2 of 2

present participle of appeal entry 2

Synonyms of appealing

Adjective

• attractive
• charming
• charismatic
• fascinating
• seductive
• enchanting

Examples of appealing in a Sentence

Adjective

a book with an appealing title

the idea of living on Mars is appealing to space enthusiasts

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The optional app usually picks appealing but innocuous images of travel scenes and animals as daily wallpapers on Windows PC desktops. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Getting out of the store without standing in a long checkout line sounds pretty appealing to me too. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

McDaniel said one of the most appealing aspects of joining the Chargers staff is that Harbaugh didn’t try to sell him on anything. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

The troubling part is that the less helpful interaction may also be the more appealing one. — Paul Jones, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from present participle of appeal entry 2

First Known Use

Adjective

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing appealing

• find appealing

Rhymes for appealing

• annealing
• concealing
• congealing
• freewheeling
• repealing
• revealing
• unfeeling
• ceiling
• dealing
• feeling
• healing
• heeling