Synonyms of ingratiated

ingratiated

verb

past tense of ingratiate

as in appeased

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

• appeased
• consoled
• comforted
• satisfied
• placated
• pacified
• contented
• mollified
• conciliated
• disarmed
• endeared (to)
• propitiated
• soothed
• calmed
• assuaged
• pleased
• gratified
• delighted
• quieted
• gladdened
• tranquilized
• indulged
• humored
• flattered
• satiated
• coaxed
• hushed
• adulated
• gentled
• cajoled
• overpraised
• wheedled
• sated
• quenched
• catered (to)
• pampered
• kowtowed
• coddled
• sweetened
• sweet-talked
• blarneyed
• mollycoddled
• spoiled
• babied
• blandished
• soft-soaped
• toadied
• sucked (up)
• dulcified
• truckled
• apple-polished
• bootlicked
• fussed

Dissimilar Words

• antagonized
• aggravated
• annoyed
• got
• crossed
• bothered
• vexed
• burned (up)
• irritated
• put out
• rankled
• riled
• irked
• ruffled
• piqued
• provoked
• exasperated
• chafed
• roused
• grated
• bugged
• galled
• harassed
• persecuted
• nettled
• disturbed
• harried
• pestered
• roiled
• upset
• worried
• peeved
• agitated
• perturbed
• insulted
• offended
• unsettled
• distressed
• fretted
• unhinged
• slighted
• affronted
• angered
• infuriated
• incensed
• enraged
• outraged
• inflamed
• maddened
• discomforted
• ired

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ingratiated

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

By summer 2024, Ferro – who had already stolen more than $5 million of bitcoin from a victim in Texas, according to the department – had ingratiated himself with racketeering ring leaders and offered his residential burglary services for future ring operations. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 8 May 2026

The social media content showcased his wry sense of humor alongside his wrestling prowess that ingratiated him to his friends. — Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026

Salary and stock are not the only ways Southern Company has ingratiated itself with Moniz. — Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025

While Carter is getting ingratiated into defensive coordinator Shane Bowen's schemes, edge rusher Brian Burns is having a marvelous season for New York. — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025

Though Devil in Disguise does depict some of Gacy’s murders in bloody and brutal fashion, the sequences don’t linger on the trauma, instead spending more time on how Gacy ingratiated himself with the police and played off the era’s homophobia. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025

From the start, Hamilton ingratiated himself with Eliza’s sisters, especially Angelica. — Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025