Synonyms for embarrassed
- adjective
Most common
confused ashamed chagrined abashed distracted shamed shamefaced
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Adjective
1. Ashamed
ashamed, abashed, chagrined, humiliated, confused, discomposed, mortified slang informal
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- disgraced humiliated
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A solitary thinker may be confused by some difficulty in a subject, or some mental defect; one is embarrassed in the presence of others, and because of their presence. A witness may be embarrassed by annoying personalities, so as to become confused in statements.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- confused Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.
- ashamed He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
- chagrined I was chagrined at missing you.
- abashed He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.
- distracted I don't even know what I should be distracted from.
- shamed I've shamed my good name and ruined myself.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| embarrassed | rising | |
| confused | rising | |
| ashamed | rising | |
| chagrined | rising | |
| abashed | rising | |
| distracted | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- shamed1
- 7 letters
- ashamed2, abashed2
- 8 letters
- confused2
- 9 letters
- mortified3, chagrined2
- 10 letters
- distracted3, humiliated5, straitened, shamefaced
- 11 letters
- discomposed
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ashamed2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- embarrassé