What is another word for appeals to?

Pronunciation: [ɐpˈiːlz tuː] (IPA)

When it comes to expressing that something or someone is attractive or interesting to us, we often use the phrase "appeals to". However, there are many synonyms that can be used in place of this phrase, depending on the context. For example, you might say that something "captivates" you, "intrigues" you, "allures" you, or "fascinates" you. Alternatively, you might say that someone "charms" you, "attracts" you, "entices" you, or "mesmerizes" you. Each of these synonyms conveys a slightly different nuance, but they all express a similar idea: that something or someone has a powerful effect on us, drawing us in and holding our attention.

What are the hypernyms for Appeals to?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Appeals to

  • There are so few strong roles for women, especially young women. And Veronica is very serious but also very likable. She's a lone wolf, and it appeals to people that she isn't rich and doesn't have a lot of friends. No posse. She's just like you, like most of us.
    Kristen Bell
  • Tel Aviv appeals to me.
    Taylor Caldwell
  • What I loved about playing the corpse is that obviously somebody else got to do the physical part. It appeals to the part of me that likes playing character parts and getting the chance to get away from my own physicality.
    Helena Bonham Carter
  • The Sound of Music was just such an honour to be in, because it was a movie that appeals to so many people, and they just loved it so much and they still love it to this day.
    Angela Cartwright
  • Children from like 8 and even up to the college age - Spider-Man appeals to a fairly broad demographic but, like I said, a mean age probably of 12 is a good mark - they process information so quickly and it's not because of attention deficit or short attention span.
    Thomas Haden Church

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