Definition of appeal

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • appeal is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • appeal is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • appeal is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of appeal


  • attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates (noun)

    Examples

    1. his smile was part of his appeal to her

    Synonyms

    1. appealingness
    2. charm
  • request for a sum of money (noun)

    Examples

    1. an appeal to raise money for starving children

    Synonyms

    1. collection
    2. ingathering
    3. solicitation
  • earnest or urgent request (noun)

    Examples

    1. an appeal for help
    2. an appeal to the public to keep calm

    Synonyms

    1. entreaty
    2. prayer
  • be attractive to (verb)

    Examples

    1. The idea of a vacation appeals to me

    Synonyms

    1. attract
  • request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection (verb)

    Examples

    1. appeal to somebody for help

    Synonyms

    1. invoke
  • cite as an authority; resort to (verb)

    Examples

    1. I appealed to the law of 1900

    Synonyms

    1. invoke
  • challenge (a decision) (verb)

    Examples

    1. She appealed the verdict
  • (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial (noun)

    Examples

    1. their appeal was denied in the superior court
  • take a court case to a higher court for review (verb)

    Examples

    1. He was found guilty but appealed immediately

See definition of appeal in Merriam Webster