Synonyms of appeals

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleas
• prayers
• petitions
• cries
• desires
• pleadings
• suits
• demands
• solicitations
• entreaties
• applications
• supplications
• calls
• adjurations
• suppliances
• claims
• conjurations
• requisitions
• insistences

appeals

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of appeal

as in books

Related Words

• books
• cites
• arraigns
• summons
• criticizes
• accuses
• blames
• indicts
• faults
• calls (on)
• incriminates
• impeaches
• impugns
• denounces
• condemns
• charges
• criminates
• taxes
• rebukes
• prosecutes
• defames
• censures
• tries
• chides
• reproaches
• damns
• sues
• reports
• castigates
• implicates
• reproves
• informs (against)
• reprobates
• inculpates
• retaliates
• frames
• names
• recriminates

Dissimilar Words

• advocates
• defends
• justifies
• champions
• excuses
• remits
• forgives
• pardons
• vindicates
• clears
• exonerates
• acquits
• shrives
• absolves
• exculpates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appeals

Noun

French government appeals for people to avoid the region are causing consternation. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

At the same time, Ghana and other African nations have made more deliberate appeals to descendants of the diaspora through citizenship, residency, tourism and investment initiatives. — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Kent seems like the kind of low-ceiling, higher-floor left-hander that moves in a deal for a pitcher like Ray or Tyler Mahle, if that sort of deal appeals to them. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 28 July 2026

If there are no appeals, attorneys' fees and the lead plaintiffs will be paid first. — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 27 July 2026

In May 2026, Lively, Baldoni and the other parties reached a settlement, agreeing to dismiss their remaining claims with prejudice and waive any appeals. — Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

American Dream’s points-pass model — pay per ride instead of a full-day ticket — is the kind of unbundling that appeals to casual visitors and mixed-interest families. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

If big-city energy appeals, with days spent wandering between markets and museums before settling into a top table for dinner, then the Western Cape—home to Cape Town—might be the best choice. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 21 July 2026

Most recently, a flurry of appeals from several governments — including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar — dissuaded Trump from following through on a plan to collect fees from ships transiting the strait. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026