Synonyms & related words for ingratiating

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ingratiating — including insinuating, smarmy, obsequious, truckling, fawning, sycophantic. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ingratiating

Explore words related to ingratiating — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ingratiatory, ingratiatingly, ingratiation, insinuatingly, smarm, wheedlingly, smarminess, fawningly. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for ingratiating

Common synonyms for ingratiating include insinuating, smarmy, obsequious, truckling, fawning, sycophantic, wheedling, flattering — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does ingratiating come from?

The word ingratiating breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root grati-, from Latin gratus (“pleasing, favor”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.