Synonyms of ingratiate

ingratiate

verb

as in to appease

often disapproving to gain favor or approval for (yourself) by doing or saying things that people like

She has tried to ingratiate herself with voters by promising a tax cut.

Related Words

• appease
• comfort
• console
• placate
• satisfy
• mollify
• propitiate
• pacify
• conciliate
• disarm
• soothe
• assuage
• endear (to)
• tranquilize
• gratify
• content
• please
• calm
• delight
• flatter
• gladden
• satiate
• cajole
• hush
• indulge
• overpraise
• coax
• gentle
• quiet
• wheedle
• humor
• sate
• cater (to)
• adulate
• quench
• soft-soap
• coddle
• pamper
• sweet-talk
• sweeten
• blandish
• baby
• spoil
• kowtow
• blarney
• mollycoddle
• truckle
• bootlick
• suck (up)
• toady
• dulcify
• apple-polish
• fuss

Dissimilar Words

• antagonize
• annoy
• irritate
• aggravate
• get
• rile
• bother
• put out
• provoke
• cross
• irk
• rouse
• vex
• burn (up)
• exasperate
• rankle
• pique
• bug
• ruffle
• chafe
• gall
• harass
• grate
• persecute
• pester
• disturb
• roil
• upset
• unsettle
• agitate
• offend
• perturb
• distress
• discomfort
• worry
• harry
• insult
• slight
• nettle
• peeve
• fret
• affront
• anger
• infuriate
• inflame
• unhinge
• outrage
• enrage
• ire
• incense
• madden

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ingratiate

Dominguez never managed to ingratiate himself with the players and Lillo became detached. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026

When Buzzy disappeared, he was fully ingratiated with both communities. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026

Messages where Altman appears ingratiated to Musk seem to show that Musk did most of the heavy lifting when OpenAI was founded and therefore should be awarded damages up to $150 billion, which Musk intends to donate to OpenAI’s nonprofit. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026

Her decision to run for Senate did not ingratiate her with Washington’s Democratic leadership. — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026

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