What is another word for abash?

Synonyms for abash
əˈbæʃabash

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word abash.

Wiktionary3.0 / 2 votes

  1. abashverb

    Antonyms:
    reassure, embolden

  2. abashverb

    He was a man whom no check could abash. - Thomas Babington Macaulay.

    Antonyms:
    reassure, embolden

  3. abashverb

    Antonyms:
    embolden, reassure

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 2 votes

  1. abash

    Any sense of inferiority abashes, with or without the sense of wrong. The poor are abashed at the splendor of wealth, the ignorant at the learning of the wise. "I might have been abashed by their authority." Gladstone Homeric Synchron., p. 72. [Harper & Bros. '76.] To confuse is to bring into a state of mental bewilderment; to confound is to overwhelm the mental faculties; to daunt is to subject to a certain degree of fear. Embarrass is a strong word, signifying primarily hamper, hinder, impede. A solitary thinker may be confused by some difficulty in a subject, or some mental defect; one is embarrassed in the presence of others, and because of their presence. Confusion is of the intellect, embarrassment of the feelings. A witness may be embarrassed by annoying personalities, so as to become confused in statements. To mortify a person is to bring upon him a painful sense of humiliation, whether because of his own or another's fault or failure. A pupil is confused by a perplexing question, a general confounded by overwhelming defeat. A hostess is discomposed by the tardiness of guests, a speaker disconcerted by a failure of memory. The criminal who is not abashed at detection may be daunted by the officer's weapon. Sudden joy may bewilder, but will not abash. The true worshiper is humbled rather than abashed before God. The parent is mortified by the child's rudeness, the child abashed at the parent's reproof. The embarrassed speaker finds it difficult to proceed. The mob is overawed by the military, the hypocrite shamed by exposure. "A man whom no denial, no scorn could abash." Fielding Amelia bk. iii, ch. 9, p. 300. [Bell & Sons '71.] Compare CHAGRIN; HINDER.

    Synonyms:
    bewilder, chagrin, confound, confuse, daunt, discompose, disconcert, dishearten, embarrass, humble, humiliate, mortify, overawe, shame

    Antonyms:
    animate, buoy, cheer, embolden, encourage, inspirit, rally, uphold

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. abash

    Synonyms:
    confound, confuse, discompose, bewilder, daunt, cow, humble, disconcert, dishearten, motility, shame, humiliate

    Antonyms:
    countenance, cheer, uphold, encourage, rally, inspirit, animate, incite, embolden, abet, buoy

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. embarrass, abashverb

    cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

    Synonyms:
    stymy, embarrass, stymie, hinder, block, obstruct, blockade

Matched Categories

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abashverb

    Synonyms:
    disconcert, confuse, discomfit, discompose, chagrin, mortify, embarrass

Suggested Resources

  1. abash

    Song lyrics by abash -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by abash on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce abash?

How to say abash in sign language?

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#1662block
#7132cow
#8184shame
#12155humble
#20060confuse
#22854hinder
#26805blockade
#35034motility
#39730obstruct
#43520embarrass
#44943chagrin
#59581confound
#63083humiliate
#69872stymie
#172953daunt
#219145mortify
#224053bewilder
#311709disconcert
#322072dishearten

Translations for abash

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for abash »

Translation

Find a translation for the abash synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"abash." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 2 Dec. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/abash>.

Discuss these abash synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for abash?

    Image or illustration of

    abash

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    An antonym for "Curdled"?
    A Grumous
    B Smooth
    C Solidified
    D Coagulated

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for abash: