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appealed (to)

verb , past tense of appeal (to)

Synonyms and Antonyms of appealed (to)

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

when supplies at the food bank ran desperately low, officials appealed to the public for some much-needed replacements

Synonyms of appealed (to)

begged, beseeched (or besought), besieged, conjured, entreated, impetrated, implored, importuned, petitioned, pleaded (to) (or pled (to)), prayed, solicited, supplicated

Words Related to appealed (to)

bludged [chiefly Australian & New Zealand], cadged, mooched, sponged

asked, desired, invoked, requested, sued

claimed, coerced, commanded, compelled, demanded, forced, insisted, required

Phrases Synonymous with appealed (to)

called on (or called upon)

Near Antonyms of appealed (to)

hinted, implied, intimated, suggested

appeased, conciliated, gratified, mollified, obliged, pacified, placated, pleased, satisfied

comforted, consoled, contented, quieted

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