Synonyms for abash
All synonyms
Verb
1. Embarrass — to make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of…
embarrass, lower, shame, cow, humble, confuse, intimidate, humiliate, snub, confound, take down, daunt, mortify, bewilder, disconcert, discomfit, discountenance, discompose, bring low, put to shame, shake, rattle
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Definitions
- v. 1
To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.
Forms
- Past participle
- abashed
e.g. abashed → embarrassed, lowered, shamed, cowed…
Choose the right word
Sudden joy may bewilder, but will not abash.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- lower Being less urgent, this plan is lower in priority.
- shame I was put to shame in the presence of many people.
- cow Tom was the one who taught Mary how to milk a cow.
- embarrass I doubt very seriously that that'll embarrass Tom.
By length
- 3 letters
- cow1
- 4 letters
- snub1
- 5 letters
- lower2, shame1, shake1, daunt1
- 6 letters
- humble2, rattle2
- 7 letters
- confuse2, mortify3
- 8 letters
- confound2, bewilder3
- 9 letters
- embarrass3, humiliate4, discomfit
- 10 letters
- intimidate4, disconcert3, discompose
- 14 letters
- discountenance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lower2 = 2 syllables).