appealing vs likeable

appealing and likeable both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, appealing and likeable are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of appealing include likable, sympathetic.

appealing (adjective)	likeable (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