Synonyms of appeal (to)

appeal (to)

verb

as in to beg

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 & Similar Words

• beg
• petition
• plead (to)
• call upon
• pray
• call on
• ask
• beseech
• impetrate
• implore
• conjure
• entreat
• require
• besiege
• solicit
• supplicate
• importune
• request
• invoke
• sue
• desire
• sponge
• compel
• force
• insist
• coerce
• bludge
• demand
• claim
• cadge
• mooch
• command

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imply
• suggest
• hint
• intimate
• please
• satisfy
• gratify
• appease
• placate
• content
• oblige
• pacify
• comfort
• conciliate
• console
• quiet
• mollify