Synonyms of appeals (to)

appeals (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of appeal (to)

as in begs

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

• begs
• petitions
• pleads (to)
• calls upon
• prays
• asks
• impetrates
• beseeches
• implores
• entreats
• calls on
• conjures
• supplicates
• importunes
• requires
• besieges
• solicits
• requests
• bludges
• invokes
• desires
• sues
• compels
• sponges
• forces
• insists
• demands
• cadges
• claims
• coerces
• mooches
• commands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implies
• suggests
• hints
• intimates
• contents
• pleases
• satisfies
• obliges
• gratifies
• comforts
• consoles
• appeases
• mollifies
• placates
• conciliates
• pacifies
• quiets