EMBARRASSED Synonyms: 218 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of embarrassed

as in abashed

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verb

past tense of embarrass

as in confused

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress the modest young soldiers were embarrassed by the public praise for their heroism

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as in hampered

to create difficulty for the work or activity of a lot of this paperwork is unnecessary and just embarrasses the organization

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as in complicated

to make complex or difficult claims that the new government regulations will needlessly embarrass the operations of small businesses in the state

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Recent Examples of embarrassed

Adjective

Best Songs to Start With The song that Day was initially embarrassed about the engagement on and which is now the highest-streaming track from Halo. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 Doe was initially embarrassed about what happened at the Chi Phi party in the fall of 2024, according to files from Cornell’s internal investigation reviewed by The New York Times. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026

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Philadelphia embarrassed itself in a non-competitive loss at Chicago on Monday night, unable to go drive-for-drive with journeyman quarterback Case Keenum, a 38-year-old backup’s backup. — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Yeah, the Cardinals — led by rookie head coach Mike LaFleur, the Rams’ former offensive coordinator — embarrassed the Bolts at home. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for embarrassed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassed

Adjective

This journey culminated in the 2018 production at Glyndebourne, which accomplished the feat of finally reducing (most of) the London critics to abashed admiration.

— Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Privacy concerns cause abashed feeling in Silicon Valley Zuckerberg's potential retort comes after Apple's Cook made comments at the end of March in an interview with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes.

— Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018

Definition of abashed

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Creating lightweight device Neuroscientists studying behavioral brain activity have long been hampered by tethered equipment that kept laboratory animals locked in place.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
That uncertainty leaves the Chargers trying to get anything out of an offense hampered by the limitations of what's available to them right now in what increasingly looks like a lost season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of hampered

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Their decisions may be complicated by elections in Israel and the US, which could kickstart a return to conflict in the Middle East and drive energy prices even higher.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Bussard cares for her 42-year-old son, Alex, who has complicated medical needs since surviving a brain tumor and brain hemorrhage.

— Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of complicated

Verb

That smothering defense flustered the Valkyries into committing 19 turnovers that led to 24 points for Atlanta.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Chicago rallied from a 2-0 hole after being flustered by Marlins starter Janson Junk, who threw five scoreless innings.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of flustered

Verb

In his ruling, Judge Joseph Montano found that prosecutors had impeded grand jurors who wanted to hear from defense witnesses.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The ongoing conflict that has driven people from their homes in Iran as well as an internet shutdown and a lack of full cooperation from the two governments partially impeded the team's efforts to get information.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of impeded

Verb

At Telluride, Fielder, who had initially planned to stay behind the scenes, admitted he was still perplexed by the couple’s openness.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
They were perplexed at first, flummoxed, but pleasant, and unfortunately for them, already long gone from the airport.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

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