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

Under the collective bargaining agreement, appeals will be heard by one of four people — former players Derrick Brooks, Jordy Nelson and James Thrash, or former coach Ron Rivera — who were jointly appointed by the NFL and NFLPA. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Some appeals claim a donation deadline is approaching or suggest a candidate faces an immediate financial emergency. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 But by simply narrowing their losses with appeals to voters such as Roethler, Democrats hope to become newly competitive from Iowa and Kansas to Nebraska and Ohio. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Though Lignel’s lawsuits have gone through a series of appeals, neither seems to be currently ongoing. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 In July 2026, a judge upheld the zoning appeals board decision barring solar manufacturing in light industrial zones. — Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026 The curators, David Breslin and Brinda Kumar, don’t accomplish this with appeals to timeliness or relevance but with a mighty selection of pieces—more than a hundred and twenty, from eighty-two different institutions—and smart exhibition design. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 Michael Rider’s Celine appeals to me for its approach to the contemporary wardrobe. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026 Wade’s unconventional attempt at roster building is, in order, against SEC rules, against NCAA rules and contingent on courts ordering against the NCAA, which is currently 3-0 in appeals. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeals

Noun

After hearing pleas from more than a dozen prominent community and business leaders, commissioners agreed to decertify the entertainment district and strip it of its special privileges.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Smart did not enter pleas to charges of being armed, or pretending to be armed, in a way that may cause fear and with making an unlawful threat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pleas

Verb

Tickets on these semi-private flights (unless your whole crew books one together) range from around $1,000 to $3,000 per leg, and pets are welcome on board.

— Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
During peak season, these rules determine whether AI books the right job, creates extra work for dispatch or loses the customer.

— Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of books

Noun

One community member told Fox News Digital that some congregations had even canceled afternoon prayers on the Sabbath as demonstrations across France descended into violence.

— Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Obeying Christ, the soon-to-be disciples got a hands-on lesson in the power of deeper, more humble prayers rather than surface-level efforts.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of prayers

Verb

The foundation cites decades of research and learning showing that grantees with flexible, long-term funding were better prepared for the unexpected.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The same report cites a shopper who ran a blind taste test of Aldi’s L’oven bagels against Thomas’ bagels and preferred the Aldi version.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of cites

Noun

Some members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition opposed the law, however, and right-wing opposition parties filed petitions to challenge it in court.

— Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
Members have protested through petitions and an 1,100-member boycott.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of petitions

Verb

On the politics, his statement summons a legacy-killing disaster by wagering that nothing will go wrong, when something likely will go wrong during his presidency.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of summons

Noun

Her friend’s cries mixed with the sound of police car sirens before officers arrived and escorted students and staff out the building.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
When news got around that a new movie version of Sense and Sensibility was in the works, cries of dismay rang forth from Bath to Brooklyn.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cries

Verb

Woodland mayor criticizes federal account Woodland Mayor Tom Stallard also challenged Homeland Security’s version of events in a statement released with the police department’s initial findings.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The ad linked to the suit criticizes Attorney General James Uthmeier specifically.

— Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026