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. Dustin Stockton:

   Essentially, President Joe Biden abandons people when the going gets tough for people. And, you know, in some ways, it's embarrassing to think that in a lot of ways, we bought into what essentially turned out to be a bluff or a con.

2. James McQuivey:

   If I were at Apple, I would think twice about re-inviting hacking troubles, which is so embarrassing especially when you're about to get into personal health and Apple Pay. You really want to show people you can preserve their information, in the case of Google Inc, they have probably been attacked so many times that the threat of being attacked again is so modest or minor in their consideration that they didn't think twice about this.

3. 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.

4. Charnesia Corley:

   It was embarrassing, degrading, i felt low, I felt helpless.

5. Steven Mnuchin:

   It will be embarrassing if I keep this person waiting for a long period of time.