ingratiations
Deliberate favor currying
Ingratiations are acts of currying favor—deliberate efforts to win someone's approval or goodwill, often through flattery or excessive agreeableness.
The word carries a faintly negative charge, suggesting the behavior is calculated rather than sincere: His ingratiations toward the boss were transparent to everyone but her.
Excessive insincere praise
- sycophancyObsequious behavior toward authority
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- charmAttractive personal quality
- complimentsExpressions of admiration
schmoozing · brown-nosing · bootlicking · toadying · apple-polishing · sweet-talk · blandishments · cajolery
Offering presents to others
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- tributeOffering of respect
patronage · nepotism · favoritism · palm-greasing · kickbacks · sweeteners · inducements · payoffs
Building professional relationships
- politickingSeeking support through persuasion
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- glad-handingEffusive, insincere friendliness
patronage · positioning · maneuvering · connections · self-promotion · rapport-building
flattery
Excessive insincere praise
- sycophancyObsequious behavior toward authority
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- charmAttractive personal quality
compliments · schmoozing · brown-nosing · bootlicking · toadying · apple-polishing · sweet-talk · blandishments · cajolery · obsequiousness
gift-giving
Offering presents to others
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
tribute · patronage · nepotism · favoritism · palm-greasing · kickbacks · sweeteners · inducements · payoffs · facilitation
networking
Building professional relationships
- politickingSeeking support through persuasion
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- advancementForward movement or promotion
glad-handing · patronage · positioning · maneuvering · connections · self-promotion · rapport-building
ingratiationsalienations
Emotional separations from others
antagonisms · offenses · affronts · rebuffs · insults
ingratiationscandor
Unguarded truthfulness
frankness · bluntness · brutal honesty · truthfulness · straight talk
ingratiationscandor
Unguarded truthfulness
straightforwardness · bluntness · guilelessness · artlessness