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Embarrassing

//ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ//

Synonyms for "embarrassing" (43 found)

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Informal (2)

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, slang(1 words)

General use (41)

Adjective(4 words)

sticky awkward mortifying unenviable

Adjective(8 words)

outrageous mysterious shameful enigmatic disgraceful uncomfortable problematical disconcerting

Adj, noun(4 words)

awkward problematic inconvenient humiliative

Adj, adv(1 words)

Adj, verb(8 words)

intricate distressing disturbing perplexing distracting confusing mystifying discomposing

Name, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb(12 words)

crushing puzzling upsetting worrying dismaying bewildering confounding humiliating baffling bothering humbling mortifying

Verb(1 words)

Noun, verb(2 words)

chastening shaming

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