Synonyms of ingratiates

ingratiates

verb

present tense third-person singular of ingratiate

as in appeases

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

• appeases
• comforts
• consoles
• placates
• mollifies
• satisfies
• tranquilizes
• conciliates
• contents
• propitiates
• disarms
• pacifies
• endears (to)
• soothes
• pleases
• gratifies
• assuages
• calms
• delights
• hushes
• gladdens
• gentles
• flatters
• quiets
• satiates
• overpraises
• cajoles
• indulges
• caters (to)
• coaxes
• wheedles
• adulates
• humors
• quenches
• sweet-talks
• blarneys
• coddles
• mollycoddles
• pampers
• soft-soaps
• sates
• kowtows
• blandishes
• sweetens
• babies
• spoils
• toadies
• truckles
• dulcifies
• sucks (up)
• bootlicks
• apple-polishes
• fusses

Dissimilar Words

• antagonizes
• irritates
• annoys
• gets
• aggravates
• crosses
• bothers
• riles
• burns (up)
• exasperates
• vexes
• provokes
• rankles
• irks
• chafes
• rouses
• piques
• puts out
• roils
• ruffles
• grates
• bugs
• galls
• persecutes
• harasses
• nettles
• disturbs
• unsettles
• harries
• pesters
• perturbs
• upsets
• agitates
• worries
• offends
• unhinges
• distresses
• insults
• frets
• affronts
• infuriates
• angers
• peeves
• enrages
• inflames
• slights
• outrages
• maddens
• ires
• incenses
• discomforts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ingratiates

In a matter of days, Adam ingratiates himself with each member of the Tanner clan. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025

After Polly ingratiates herself within the Morales family, Caitlyn starts noticing some disturbing behaviors. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025

Meanwhile, the sardonic and calculating Dennis (Sweeney), who, based on a pre-accident romantic encounter with Rocky, seems to have a twink fetish, ingratiates himself into Roman’s life with a master plan. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025

During a standout setpiece at the restaurant — opened after hours for the celebrity couple, to the bristling resentment of the staff — Tony sufficiently ingratiates himself with the Americans that Jack agrees to read Amin’s script. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025