as in charming
likely or intended to win one's affection
one of the orphans had a most ingratiating smile
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as in comforting
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.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2021
Lucy is as isolated and afraid as Rosemary Woodhouse, alone in New York City, surrounded only by men and hostile, ingratiating and untrustworthy women.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2021
Sherwood-Randall was similarly personable and ingratiating, and ferociously ambitious.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2021
The scenes of Matt’s education are diverting and overly ingratiating, characterized by snappy edits and broadly deployed comedy.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
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While Virginia Madsen plays the lead, an ingratiating, ambitious graduate student Helen Lyle, it’s Tony Todd as the titular villain that proves to be a crucial reason for why the film endures.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2021
Lucy is as isolated and afraid as Rosemary Woodhouse, alone in New York City, surrounded only by men and hostile, ingratiating and untrustworthy women.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2021
Sherwood-Randall was similarly personable and ingratiating, and ferociously ambitious.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2021
The scenes of Matt’s education are diverting and overly ingratiating, characterized by snappy edits and broadly deployed comedy.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
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“Ingratiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingratiating. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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