Embarrassed
Embarrassed adjective - Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious.
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Synonyms for Embarrassed
Shamefaced is a synonym for embarrassed in shamed topic. In some cases you can use "Shamefaced" instead an adjective "Embarrassed".
Shamefaced
Shamefaced adjective - Suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: the newspaper offered a shamefaced apology for having published photographs that were later exposed as fakes
Embarrassed is a synonym for shamefaced. You can use "Embarrassed" instead an adjective "Shamefaced".
Nearby Word: shamefacedly
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Related pairs
- confused and embarrassed
- confused and shamefaced
- uncomfortable and embarrassed
- uncomfortable and shamefaced
- sorry and embarrassed
- sorry and shamefaced
- shy and embarrassed
- shy and shamefaced
- bashful and embarrassed
- bashful and shamefaced
- humiliated and embarrassed
- humiliated and shamefaced
- blushing and embarrassed
- blushing and shamefaced
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