ENDEAR (TO) Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

endear (to)

verb

Definition of endear (to)

as in to ingratiate

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Verb

If a debtor refused to coöperate, Pitman might ingratiate himself, explaining, truthfully, that having the key sure would help him out, or that, without it, the lienholder would bundle the cost of making a new one into the price of getting the vehicle out of hock.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
No doubt the Cady of this Cape Fear has the intelligence to try the same tactics, but one of the major ways the TV adaptation has distinguished itself from the movies — and has, finally, gotten itself into a groove — is that Cady has worked to ingratiate himself with the Bowdens.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Definition of ingratiate

Verb

Not content to wait for local officials to strike down ALPR contracts, concerned citizens are taking matters into their own hands by disabling or cutting down Flock camera towers wherever they’re found.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
Not content with these measures, Johnson said in his post that his team is looking at experimental interventions, including CAR-T therapy — a personalized form of gene therapy that’s proved promising in various autoimmune patients.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 8 July 2026

Definition of content

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The play was sent to VAR and the penalty awarded, but the Brazilians in the stands and in the press box were only mostly placated by this development.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
But the vote was a clear signal to the president from Republican senators who still want to placate him, despite increasing tensions in recent weeks and his decision Wednesday morning to reverse himself and delay signing a housing bill that received overwhelming bipartisan support.

— Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of placate

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In fact, according to the gossip columnist, the decision was made to appease staff.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026
To appease holdouts, Johnson proposed merging the SAVE America Act with the annual defense policy bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, before sending it to the Senate.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of appease

Verb

Rulers on the Nile did not rely solely on their own human powers but worshipped and propitiated a natural world that was alive with gods.

— Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The credulous faith that these superpowers will voluntarily settle for some form of peaceful coexistence, if only they are sufficiently propitiated with concessions, is naive and dangerous.

— Michael Miklaucic, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025

Definition of propitiate

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But she was comforted by the fact that, according to Tiger Aesthetics, the donor’s DNA is removed in the manufacturing process.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
If any member of the family is starting to feel under the weather, whip up a bowl of comforting chicken soup with lemons and carrots to help everyone stay healthy for the rest of the week.

— Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026

Definition of comfort

Verb

Embolo left the pitch appearing to cry, as teammates and coaches tried consoling him.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, who now leads Turning Point USA, was seen crying at times, dabbing her eyes with tissues and being consoled by the people around her.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of console

Verb

An opposition win would not weaken Israel’s determination to work with Lebanon’s government to disarm Hezbollah.

— Ian Bremmer, Time, 14 July 2026
Yet the franchise, for all its mayhem, didn’t run on belligerence, or at least channelled its aggression in a disarming way.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

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