ingratiating

Speech parts

1. ingratiating - Adjective

2. ingratiating - Verb

4. ingratiating - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Ingratiate

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

saccharine parasitic submissive subservient oily flattering greasy slimy buttery candied suave fawning soapy glib oleaginous
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Antonyms

down-to-earth controlled cold DRY distant adverse
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Phrases with the word

ingratiating person

Examples

I had a good mind to discontinue permanently the supply of grain to the city, reliance on which had discouraged Italian agriculture, but refrained because some politician would be bound one day to revive the dole as a means of ingratiating himself with the people. Augustus

In playing Beethoven the violinist should be a medium. There is little that is personal or that can be reduced to ingratiating sounds, pleasing slides and so on. Everything is dictated by the significance, the weight, structure and direction of the notes and passages themselves. Yehudi Menuhin

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex. Samuel Johnson

I tend to be the type who is overly polite and sort of ingratiating to other people. Daniel Clowes

a smooth ingratiating manner Source: Internet

with open arms and an ingratiating smile Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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