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. Charlie Rose:

   In my 45 years in journalism, I have prided Charlie Rose on being an advocate for the careers of the women with whom I have worked, nevertheless, in the past few days, claims have been made about my behavior toward some former female colleagues … It is essential that these women know I hear them and that I deeply apologize for my inappropriate behavior. I am greatly embarrassed.

2. Tyler Herro:

   Last year, we felt like we got embarrassed.

3. Anika Richter:

   Honestly, I'm appalled and embarrassed to go to the school right now, coming to Duke, I was very nervous about the racial tensions at the school but I never actually imagined that something so blatantly racist could happen here.

4. Ben Affleck:

   I didn't want any television show about my family to include a guy who owned slaves. I was embarrassed. The very thought left a bad taste in my mouth, i regret my initial thoughts that the issue of slavery not be included in the story.

5. Annie Chow:

   A lot of the trash I was embarrassed to show, because I didn't realize how many recyclables we had, it made me realize I needed to shop more at the farmers market, consume less things and buy less plastic.