pandered
Gratified base desires
Pandered is the past tense of pander, meaning to gratify or indulge someone's weaknesses, desires, or base instincts—often for personal gain.
Politicians pander to voters by telling them what they want to hear.
Media outlets pander to audiences with sensational content.
The word carries disapproval, implying that the pandering sacrifices integrity: The film pandered to the lowest common denominator.
Supplied food professionally
- accommodatedProvided for someone's needs
- gratifiedMade content or pleased
- indulgedYielded to desire
- satisfiedHaving enough, wanting nothing
obliged · humored · appeased · placated · mollified · served · provision · fulfillment
Flattered servilely
- flatteredPleased by compliments
- kowtowedShowed excessive submission
- groveledShowed servile humility
- sycophancyObsequious behavior toward authority
ingratiation · obsequiousness · toadyism · bootlicking · brown-nosing · sweet-talk · adulation · servility
Controlled through cunning
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
- capitalizedMade the first letter big
- profiteeredExploited scarcity for gain
- pimpedOstentatiously modified
procured · enabled · facilitated · corrupted · degraded · debased · tempted · seduced
catered
Supplied food professionally
- accommodatedProvided for someone's needs
- gratifiedMade content or pleased
- indulgedYielded to desire
satisfied · obliged · humored · appeased · placated · mollified · served · provision · fulfillment · attentiveness
fawned
Flattered servilely
sycophancy · ingratiation · obsequiousness · toadyism · bootlicking · brown-nosing · sweet-talk · adulation · servility · smarm
manipulated
Controlled through cunning
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
- capitalizedMade the first letter big
- profiteeredExploited scarcity for gain
pimped · procured · enabled · facilitated · corrupted · degraded · debased · tempted · seduced · lured
- fawnedgroveled, kowtowed, toadied, flattered, curried favor
pandereddefied
Openly resisted authority
resisted · challenged · confronted · unspoiled · rebuffed
panderedneglected
Not given proper attention
ignored · disregarded · overlooked · dismissed · snubbed
panderedchallenged
Disputed or questioned
confronted · educated · enlightened · provoked · respected