vverb.emotiongain favor with somebody by deliberate effortsDerivationally Related Form:ingratiatory
Hypernyms:control keep in line manipulate
Inherited Hypernyms:ingratiatemanipulateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:cotton upcozy upplay upshine upsidle upsuck up
Full Troponyms:cozy up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP
adj satadj.allcapable of winning favorExamples:- with open arms and an ingratiating smile
Antonyms:displeasing
Inherited Hypernyms:ingratiating
Similar to:pleasing
adj satadj.allcalculated to please or gain favorSynset:ingratiatory insinuating
Examples:- a smooth ingratiating manner
Antonyms:unflattering
Derivationally Related Form:ingratiate
Inherited Hypernyms:ingratiating
Similar to:flattering