Thesaurus / ingratiation
FEEDBACKsynonyms for ingratiation
synonyms for ingratiation
- adulation
- applause
- approbation
- blandishment
- blarney
- cajolery
- commendation
- encomium
- eulogy
- eyewash
- flummery
- fulsomeness
- gallantry
- hokum
- jive
- mush
- obsequiousness
- palaver
- plaudits
- puffery
- snow
- stroking
- sycophancy
- tribute
- unctuousness
- bootlicking
- fawning
- flattering
- honeyed words
- laud
- pretty speech
- snow job
- soft-soap
- soft words
- sweet-talk
- toadyism
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use ingratiation in a sentence
They are ingratiating and earnest, with no anger and no edge.
ART HAS BEEN BRUTALIZED BY TECH’S GIANTS. HOW CAN IT SURVIVE?KONSTANTIN KAKAESDECEMBER 23, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWTherefore, ingratiating itself into the entrepreneurial portion of any burgeoning star’s career could prove a windfall for NBCUniversal.
NBCUNIVERSAL AND VOLITION BEAUTY SIGN MULTI-YEAR DEAL TO CO-CREATE PRODUCTSEMMA SANDLERNOVEMBER 19, 2020DIGIDAYHe had prepared himself to be ingratiating; but he realized that ingratiation was not a successful line to pursue with dragons.
THE HEATHER-MOONC. N. WILLIAMSON AND A. M. WILLIAMSONFor Gordy, when absolutely forced to face an unknown woman, could bring to the encounter a certain bluff ingratiation.
THE DARK FLOWERJOHN GALSWORTHYHe petted her, and she slid into his arms with a child-like ingratiation that made his heart swell with pity.
WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHINGRUPERT HUGHESThe qualities of ingratiation and friendliness departed from M. Garfunkel's smile, leaving it wholly apologetic.
POTASH & PERLMUTTERMONTAGUE GLASSHe could not resist her beauty, her warmth, her ingratiation.
WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHINGRUPERT HUGHESIt was as if she were amused, not absent-minded nor yet a prey to the feminine immorality of ingratiation.
ROMANCE ISLANDZONA GALEThe woman shifted her position, and changed her tone to one of cunning ingratiation.
OUT OF THE ASHESETHEL WATTS MUMFORDA hansom cab offers peculiar facilities for the aforesaid process of ingratiation.
THE MORALS OF MARCUS ORDEYNEWILLIAM J. LOCKEWORDS RELATED TO INGRATIATION
- adulation
- applause
- approbation
- blandishment
- blarney
- bootlicking
- cajolery
- commendation
- encomium
- eulogy
- eyewash
- fawning
- flattering
- flummery
- fulsomeness
- gallantry
- hokum
- honeyed words
- ingratiation
- jive
- laud
- mush
- obsequiousness
- palaver
- plaudits
- pretty speech
- puffery
- snow
- snow job
- soft words
- soft-soap
- stroking
- sweet-talk
- sycophancy
- toadyism
- tribute
- unctuousness
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.