Synonyms of endear

endear

verb

as in to commend

to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something)

They endeared themselves to the whole town.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commend
• massage
• ingratiate
• compliment
• coax
• congratulate
• cajole
• worship
• wheedle
• stroke
• flatter
• praise
• overpraise
• honey
• applaud
• hero-worship
• suck (up to)
• kowtow
• soft-soap
• idolize
• sweet-talk
• extoll
• blandish
• extol
• puff
• fawn
• belaud
• adulate
• butter up
• eulogize
• laud
• woo
• toady
• felicitate
• blarney
• romance
• gush
• court
• slobber
• slaver
• drool

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belittle
• disparage
• depreciate
• put down
• decry
• bad-mouth