Meaning : (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings.
Example :
All the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic.
Synonyms : unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings.
The sympathetic characters in the play.Meaning : Not able to attract favorable attention.
Example :
They have made the place as unappealing as possible.
Was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess.
Able to attract interest or draw favorable attention.
He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology.