endearing (to)

verb

Definition of endearing (to)next
present participle of endear (to)
as in ingratiating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endearing (to)
  1. ingratiating
  2. comforting
  3. placating
  4. appeasing
  5. consoling
  6. disarming
  7. calming
  8. pacifying
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  • Many subscribers to the old model had become attached to its warm, enthusiastically agreeable tone and complained at the loss of their ingratiating robotic companion.
    — Cody Turner, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
  • But the meetings were also about Döpfner ingratiating himself to the right-of-center political leaders that make up some of the UK broadsheet’s audience (and source base).
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of ingratiating
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  • His prose radiates an ecstatic pessimism, as if lit up from within by the relief of not having to sugarcoat things with comforting lies.
    — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Grandma gardens create a nostalgic, comforting atmosphere with layered, classic pastel-hued blooms.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of comforting
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  • The note is there when Sugar gets back, placating his suspicions (for now) and deflating his ego.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Putin has struggled to manage fighting Kyiv on the one hand and placating domestic constituencies on the other.
    — Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026
Definition of placating
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  • Interest—from both visitors and islanders—is gently shifting away from polishing playboy yachts or appeasing the decadent whims of retirees, to something, well, more real.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • But for most Republican members of Congress, appeasing Trump remains key to primary and electoral success.
    — SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Definition of appeasing
Verb
  • Instead of consoling Messi, his Argentine teammates were embroiled in a brawl.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Embolo left the pitch appearing to cry, as teammates and coaches tried consoling him.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
Definition of consoling
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  • Buy less, wear better, and repeat your favorite looks with disarming confidence.
    — Lenny Coynault, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The show also depicts its hardships with disarming frankness, even verging on despondency.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of disarming
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  • Pamper yourself in the cool, calming atmosphere of a spa this weekend while taking advantage of the final weeks of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Miami Spa Months.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This pretty, charming — and calming — trail often evokes the rolling hills and dales of the English countryside.
    — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of calming
Verb
  • Such tactics have never succeeded in pacifying Iranian society for long.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • That transformed the industry by giving it a clear American base — and by pacifying agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission that had been, under Biden, openly hostile.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of pacifying
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“Endearing (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endearing%20%28to%29. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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