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Ingratiating — synonyms, definition
1. ingratiating (a)
26 synonyms
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2. ingratiating (Adjective)
1 synonym
ingratiatory
2 definitions
ingratiating (Adjective) — Capable of winning favour.
ex. "with open arms and an ingratiating smile"
ingratiating (Adjective) — Calculated to please or gain favour.
ex. "a smooth ingratiating manner"
3. ingratiating (Verb)
1 definition
ingratiating (Verb) — Gain favour with somebody by deliberate efforts.
ex. "Despite all his attempts to ingratiate himself with his prospective father-in-law, the young man found he could hardly do nothing to please him"
3 types of
controlling keeping in line manipulating
7 types
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