Synonyms for embarrassing
em·bar·rass·ing

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1. embarrassingadjective

   Synonyms:
   awkward

2. embarrassingadjective

   causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness

   Synonyms:
   awkward

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1. awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviableadjective

   hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

   "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"

   Synonyms:
   mortifying, unenviable, ungainly, ill-chosen, clumsy, inapt, glutinous, mucilaginous, viscous, awkward, bunglesome, muggy, cumbersome, viscid, inept, gummy, ill at ease(p), gluey, pasty, uneasy, steamy, sticky

   Antonyms:
   easy, pleasant

2. embarrassing, mortifyingadjective

   causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

   "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"

   Synonyms:
   humbling, mortifying, demeaning, sticky, awkward, humiliating, unenviable

   Antonyms:
   easy, pleasant

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   Submitted by anonymous on December 28, 2020  

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1. embarrassingadjective

   Synonyms:
   disconcerting, distressing, perplexing, confusing

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1. List of paraphrases for "embarrassing":

   awkward, shameful, uncomfortable, embarrassed, inconvenient, painful, ashamed, disgraceful, troublesome, annoying, embarrassment, unpleasant, shame, bothersome, distracting, humiliating

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1. Stephanie Heath:

   When Susan McPherson share something that is semi-embarrassing and start with that... it invites the other person to start sharing.

2. Kathleen Buhle:

   It's embarrassing to say that I ceded all financial control to my husband.

3. Matthew Prince:

   Davos is very structured. It's rigid in its form and designed not to embarrass or offend anyone, ever, there's almost nothing more embarrassing than standing up with a microphone, trying to sing. And it turns out the skill to be the CEO or crown prince doesn't translate so well to lounge singer.

4. Kyrsten Sinema:

   Demands to eliminate this threshold from whichever party holds the fleeting majority amount to a group of people separated on two sides of a canyon shouting that solution to their colleagues. I understand there’s some on both sides of the aisle, how embarrassing for Joe Biden.

5. Andy Warhol:

   Dying is the most embarrassing thing that can ever happen to you, because someone's got to take care of all your details.