APPEAL (TO) Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

appeal (to)

verb

Definition of appeal (to)

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

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The premise is begging for those capable of delivering big expressions to capture what the F1 drama would have been like in the 1960s.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Rhaena goes to the Vale and begs Lady Jeyne Arryn for sanctuary, but the noblewoman wants nothing to do with her.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of beg

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Florida can ask the full 11th Circuit to rehear the case or petition the Supreme Court to review it.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Thousands of residents petitioned for a national family day, and Svetlana Medvedeva, the wife of then-President Dmitry Medvedev, took up the cause.

— Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

Definition of petition

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appeals (to)

appeal (to)

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