Ingratiating
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

SMUG
Marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation"

OILY
Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"

GLIB
Marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"

5 letters

SAUVE

SOAPY
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"

SLIMY
Covered with or resembling slime; "a slimy substance covered the rocks"

SILKY
Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"

BLAND
Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"

6 letters

SUPPLE
Moving and bending with ease

SUGARY
Containing sugar; "he eats too much sugary food"

SMARMY
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"

SILKEN
Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"

ABJECT
Of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

SMOOTH

SMOOTH
The act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"

7 letters

SERVILE
Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

HANGDOG
Frightened into submission or compliance

FULSOME
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"

FAWNING
Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

BUTTERY
A teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals

8 letters

ADULTORY

SPONGING

TOADYISH
Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

TOADYING

OBEISANT

CRAWLING
A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"

COWERING

CAJOLING

CRINGING
Totally submissive

BEGGARLY
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

UNCTUOUS
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"

9 letters

WHEEDLING
The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery

TRUCKLING
The act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)

SNIVELING
Whining in a tearful manner

PROSTRATE
Render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"

PARASITIC
Of or pertaining to epenthesis

GROVELING
Totally submissive

DISARMING
Act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"

CROUCHING

10 letters

SUBMISSIVE
Inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

SOFTSPOKEN

TOADEATING

FLATTERING
Showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color"

FINESPOKEN

SACCHARINE
Overly sweet

OBSEQUIOUS
Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

FAIRSPOKEN

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INSINUATING
Calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"

DEFERENTIAL
Showing deference

TIMESERVING
Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit

SYCOPHANTIC
Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

SUAVESPOKEN

OILYTONGUED

INSINUATIVE

FOOTLICKING

BROWNNOSING

BOOTLICKING
Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

12 letters

INGRATIATORY
Calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"

SMOOTHSPOKEN

PROPITIATORY
Intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"

ONBENDEDKNEE

MEALYMOUTHED
Hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed politician"

INGRATIATING
Calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"

HONEYTONGUED

HONEYMOUTHED

13 letters

SMOOTHTONGUED

14 letters

INGRATIATINGLY
In a flattering and ingratiating manner; "she behaves ingratiatingly toward her boss"

BACKSCRATCHING

APPLEPOLISHING