ingratiating
adjective
in·gra·ti·at·ing
in-ˈgrā-shē-ˌā-tiŋ 
1
: intended or adopted in order to gain favor : flattering
2
: capable of winning favor : pleasing
an ingratiating smile
Examples of ingratiating in a Sentence
one of the orphans had a most ingratiating smile
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Highly personable and ingratiating but with a tough core, Walters withstood critiques about the softness of her interrogatory style with celebrities and sometimes major political figures as well.
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Carmel Dagan, Variety, 30 Dec. 2022
Smith’s tone was self-conscious and ingratiating—at times, obsequious.
—Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 7 Mar. 2022
So Nachminovitch and her workers are unfailingly polite and ingratiating, even when confronting the obstinate, the ignorant, the hostile, the unapologetically inhumane.
—Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
As a lord, this Othello is a little vulgar — too ingratiating, a boaster, an arrogant man.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Oct. 2021
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Carmel Dagan, Variety, 30 Dec. 2022
Smith’s tone was self-conscious and ingratiating—at times, obsequious.
—Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 7 Mar. 2022
So Nachminovitch and her workers are unfailingly polite and ingratiating, even when confronting the obstinate, the ignorant, the hostile, the unapologetically inhumane.
—Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
As a lord, this Othello is a little vulgar — too ingratiating, a boaster, an arrogant man.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Oct. 2021
See All Example Sentences for ingratiating
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“Ingratiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingratiating. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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