appeal

• "an entreaty to stop the fighting"
• "an appeal for help"
• "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

Synonyms

• entreatyearnest or urgent request
• prayerthe act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); reverent petition to a deity ; earnest or urgent request; a fixed text used in praying ; someone who prays to God

• "his smile was part of his appeal to her"

Synonyms

• appealingnessattractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
• charmattract; control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft ; protect through supernatural powers or charms ; induce into action by using one's charm; attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; a verbal formula believed to have magical force; something believed to bring good luck ; (physics) one of the six flavors of quark

• "their appeal was denied in the superior court"

• "an appeal to raise money for starving children"

Synonyms

• solicitationan entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; request for a sum of money; the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
• collectionseveral things grouped together or considered as a whole ; a publication containing a variety of works ; request for a sum of money; the act of gathering something together
• ingatheringrequest for a sum of money

• "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"

• "ask for aid or protection"
• "appeal to somebody for help"
• "Invoke God in times of trouble"

Synonyms

• invokesummon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; cite as an authority; request earnestly (something from somebody)

• "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"
• "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

Synonyms

• attractdirect toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; be attractive to; exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away

• "She appealed the verdict"

• "resort to"
• "He invoked the law that would save him"
• "I appealed to the law of 1900"
• "She invoked an ancient law"

Synonyms

• invokesummon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; cite as an authority; request earnestly (something from somebody)