appealing vs likable

appealing and likable both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appealing	No	Yes	No	No
likable	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, appealing and likable are synonyms defined as:

appealing and likable: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

Other synonyms of appealing include likeable, sympathetic.

appealing (adjective)	likable (adjective)
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention	(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings	easy to like; agreeable