embarrassed

The word “embarrassed” has 3 syllables: em-bar-rassed

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈbær.əst/

What is synonym and antonym for embarrassed?

In the thesaurus, “embarrassed” has 158 synonyms and 58 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for embarrassed along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for embarrassed

abashed
agitated
arrested
ashamed
awkward
backward
baffled
balked
bankrupt
barricaded
bashful
blockaded
blocked
bothered
bound
braked
chagrined
chained
checked
choked
clogged
clumsy
complexed
complexified
complicated
confined
confounded
confused
constrained
coy
cramped
curbed
debased
degraded
delayed
demeaned
demure
derailed
developed
diffident
discomfited
discomforted
discomposed
disconcerted
discountenanced
dismayed
disquieted
disrupted
distressed
disturbed
elaborated
encumbered
entangled
expanded
fazed
fettered
flustered
foiled
frustrated
gauche
gave a hard time
graceless
haltered
hampered
handcuffed
handicapped
held back
held up
hindered
hobbled
hog-tied
humbled
humiliated
impeded
in debt
inelegant
inhibited
insecure
insolvent
intensified
introverted
jittery
jumpy
leashed
magnified
manacled
meek
mired
modest
mortified
muddled
muzzled
nervous
nonplused
nonplussed
obstructed
perplexed
perturbed
poor
put off
put out
queered
rattled
recessive
reined
repressed
reserved
restrained
retained
retarded
retiring
roadblocked
rough-hewn
rustic
rustical
sabotaged
self-conscious
self-doubting
self-effacing
shackled
shamed
sheepish
short-circuited
shy
smothered
snarled
sophisticated
stiff
stifled
stilted
straitened
strangled
stumped
stymied
suffocated
suppressed
tangled
tethered
thwarted
tied
tied up
timid
trammeled
trammelled
unadventurous
unassertive
unassuming
uncomfortable
uneasy
unenterprising
ungraceful
unhinged
unpretentious
unsettled
upset
uptight
withdrawn
wooden

Antonyms for embarrassed

abbreviated
aided
assisted
assured
buoyed
calm
calmed
cheered
cleared
collected
comforted
composed
confident
consoled
cool
cut
disentangled
eased
emboldened
encouraged
facilitated
freed
furthered
graceful
heartened
helped
liberated
loosened
made way
opened
oversimplified
placid
poised
promoted
reassured
released
relieved
secure
self-assured
self-confident
self-possessed
serene
shortened
simplified
smoothed
soothed
streamlined
suave
tranquil
unclogged
undisturbed
unperturbed
unplugged
unraveled
unstopped
untangled
untied
urbane

Meanings of embarrassed

verb
1. To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash.
2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
3. To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
adjective
1. Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
2. Impeded; obstructed.

Example Sentences

She felt embarrassed when she forgot her lines on stage.
He looked embarrassed after spilling coffee on his shirt.
They were embarrassed by the unexpected attention.
I was so embarrassed that I couldn't even speak.
The child became embarrassed when everyone laughed.

On this page you'll find 216 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to embarrassed, such as: abashed, abbreviated, agitated, aided, arrested, ashamed, assisted.

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