Cringeworthy
Trying and cringeworthy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trying" instead an adjective "Cringeworthy".
Trying
Trying adjective - Difficult to endure.
Cringeworthy and trying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cringeworthy" instead an adjective "Trying".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- delicate and cringeworthy
- delicate and trying
- awkward and cringeworthy
- awkward and trying
- unpleasant and cringeworthy
- unpleasant and trying
- difficult and cringeworthy
- difficult and trying
- painful and cringeworthy
- painful and trying
- crushing and cringeworthy
- crushing and trying
- troublesome and cringeworthy
- troublesome and trying
Both words in one sentence
- This is forgivable when Sydney isn't trying to pass as a native speaker of the language in question, but when she is, it's flat-out cringeworthy - her Russian and Japanese accents in particular.
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Trying and Cringeworthy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cringeworthy/trying
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