Definitions

ingratiation

[in-grey-shee-ey-shuhn] / ɪnˌgreɪ ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

blarney

Synonyms

STRONG

adulation baloney blandishment cajolery coaxing compliments exaggeration eyewash fawning honey incense oil overpraise wheedling

WEAK

a line inveiglement soft soap soft words sweet-talk

NOUN

flattery

Synonyms

STRONG

adulation applause approbation blandishment blarney cajolery commendation encomium eulogy eyewash flummery fulsomeness gallantry hokum jive mush obsequiousness palaver plaudits puffery snow stroking sycophancy tribute truckling unctuousness

WEAK

bootlicking fawning flattering honeyed words laud pretty speech snow job soft words soft-soap sweet-talk toadyism

Antonyms

STRONG

blame criticism

WEAK

belittlement castigation condemnation denunciation insult

Example Sentences

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There isn’t a drop of ingratiation in it.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023

The real giveaway, though, is the compulsive ingratiation.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Because Childress uses the play’s structure to express her theme, the ingratiation naturally comes first, and Charles Randolph-Wright’s lively staging leads with warmth and humor.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Also part of her strategy is a total lack of ingratiation, not only to authorities, but also to her boyfriend and even to the audience.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2020

And it quickly became evident that the whole afternoon’s object was the adequate ingratiation and stimulation of these dregs of frontier life.

From The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills by Cullum, Ridgwell

ingratiation

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