likeable vs appealing

likeable and appealing both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, likeable and appealing are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of likeable include likable, sympathetic.

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