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. Toomas Hendrik Ilves:

   They hack email and publish embarrassing articles, russians don’t like Macron, they don’t want him being president. Macron is seen as a unifying figure in the European Union holding sanctions [against Russia].

2. Sudeep Paraaj:

   Honestly it's embarrassing for all bachelors around Doha, friday is a day off for us but if we go to the parks or the big markets we are turned away. It is sad. Doha is limited for us.

3. Vladimir Tarasenko:

   This is embarrassing always losing in the playoffs, the answer is there are no excuses. We don't fight enough.

4. Bob Barnes:

   It was emotional, i felt guilty. It was 100% my fault … It’s embarrassing, but it happened.

5. Raj Dasgupta:

   Since it’s embarrassing, it tends to be an underreported issue.