Meaning & use
high appeal
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Meanings
phraseuncountable
A strong quality that makes many people like or want something.
Grammar: Used as a noun phrase: something has high appeal or holds high appeal for a group.
Patterns
- have high appeal
- have high appeal for someone
- give something high appeal
The new phone has high appeal for young buyers.
Her simple design gives the app high appeal.
The idea of working from home has high appeal for many people.
phrasecountablelegal
A legal request to a higher court that is likely to succeed or is important.
Grammar: Used in legal contexts: a case may be described as one of high appeal.
Patterns
- a case of high appeal
- an issue of high appeal
The lawyer called it a case of high appeal.
Only issues of high appeal reach this court.
Common combinations
- have high appeal
- The movie has high appeal for families.
- high appeal for
- This style has high appeal for teenagers.
- give something high appeal
- The low price gives the product high appeal.
- broad appeal
- The song has broad appeal across ages.
Synonyms and how they differ
- popularity
- Popularity is the state of being liked by many people; high appeal is the quality that causes that liking.
- attraction
- Attraction is a feeling of interest; high appeal is a strong power to attract.
Opposites
Commonly confused: high appeal or highly appealing?
high appeal vs highly appealing
Highly appealing is an adjective phrase describing something; high appeal is a noun phrase naming the quality.
Practice
The new game has high ______ for children.
Choose one answer.
The noun appeal is needed after high; appealing is an adjective, appeals is a plural verb/noun and does not fit the phrase, and appealed is a past verb.
Make it your own
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