Synonyms for embarrassed
em·bar·rassed

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1. abashed, chagrined, embarrassedadjective

   feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious

   "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"

   Synonyms:
   humiliated, abashed, mortified, chagrined

   Antonyms:
   unashamed, composed

2. embarrassed, humiliated, mortifiedadjective

   made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride

   "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"

   Synonyms:
   gangrenous, low, broken, abashed, chagrined, mortified, humbled, crushed, humiliated

   Antonyms:
   unashamed, composed

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1. List of paraphrases for "embarrassed":

   ashamed, bashful, hampered, shame, embarrassing, uncomfortable, shy, hindered, awkward, bothered, annoyed, impeded, constrained, humiliated

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1. Joseph Klipple/Getty Images:

   So, for every one of us, we may have a different reason why we feel low, depressed, anxious… a lot of these things, if you really are unhappy, we do need to be able to tender ourselves and go to a doctor. Don’t be embarrassed. Mental health is real… we never [should] be ashamed to say, ‘I’m feeling sad.’.

2. Meghan McCain:

   With all due respect, I don't care if he's apologizing. He just embarrassed himself. And he looks like Trump, i don't care that you don't care! Just hear what I'm saying!

3. President Trump:

   And not once do we ever hear a single leader in Europe offer any policy solutions whatsoever, they are still in denial because they are so embarrassed by the fact that they have caused this.

4. Mark Stevens:

   I take full responsibility for my actions last night at the NBA Finals and am embarrassed at what transpired, what I did was wrong and there is no excuse for it.

5. Meghan McCain:

   Well, first of all, I have family members and good friends who all work on Capitol Hill in Republican politics, and trust me, the Republican Party and people on Capitol Hill are embarrassed by this. So, I think I have a lot better sourcing on that than you do, Joy. No offense.