APPEALS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

appeals 1 of 2

noun

plural of appeal

as in pleas

an earnest request made an appeal to the public to donate desperately needed blood

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appeals

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of appeal

as in books

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Recent Examples of appeals

Noun

Tarkowski slid in from behind to stop a certain goal, with United’s penalty appeals waved away. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Once the appeals process is exhausted, the court's certification is sent to the State Department, along with court records. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 The relative seclusion of the sedate suburb likely appeals to sports stars looking for privacy. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 Justice Yechiel Kasher said the case was filed too late, a week before the voter registry was due to be finalized, and that the petitioners had not first used the statutory appeals process available to challenge their registration status. — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 With his lawyers, Sandusky now intends to file a petition in federal court to continue fighting his conviction based on other issues that were unsuccessful in previous state appeals. — Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 Lucas chose to accept his execution and waive further appeals after DeSantis signed his death warrant in July. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 The assessor’s office staff said they’re braced for a slew of appeals from out-of-state residents. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 After all these years of hearings, appeals, and decisions, Google’s market power will remain largely unchanged going forward. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeals

Noun

Clancy was tried in a Massachusetts court of law, one of the few venues where defendants such as Clancy enjoy the presumption of proof for pleas of insanity, once they are allowed to make such a plea.

— Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026
Hayes entered Alford pleas and received a deferred disposition with two years of supervised probation.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleas

Verb

Farm Adventures is based in Iredell County and books events in surrounding communities, and officials say the owner has been cooperating with the investigation.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Scorpios suits melodic sets that gather slowly through sunset, while SantAnna books larger house names for pool-scale productions.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of books

Noun

Her fans, dressed in T-shirts that showed her in a shimmering blue dress and flower crown, began making pilgrimages to the crash site every year, sharing stories of Gilda appearing in their dreams and answering their prayers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Such prayers have a healing effect, not just on our own lives but in the world as well.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of prayers

Verb

The report cites statements by Israeli leaders as evidence of genocidal intent.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
The grievances extend to what Algeria cites as Emirati support for Khalifa Haftar in Libya (where Algeria backs the government in Tripoli) and Emirati involvement in the Sahel, both regions Algiers considers its own sphere.

— Tareq Alotaiba, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of cites

Verb

King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
When the lawman asks for compensation for the fallen man’s widow, Cypher’s Frank Tanner summons a force to battle him.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026