Thesaurus
embarrass
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of EMBARRASS
1
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress <the young soldier was embarrassed by the public praise for his heroism>
Synonyms abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
2
to create difficulty for the work or activity of <a lot of this paperwork is unnecessary and just embarrasses the organization>
Synonyms clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel
Related Words balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain; bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie; arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard; barricade, block, blockade, roadblock; bog (down), mire; choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate; baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwart; derail, disrupt, sabotage; muzzle, repress, suppress; confine, hedge (in), hem (in)
3
to make complex or difficult <claims that the new government regulations will needlessly embarrass the operations of small businesses in the state>
Related Words develop, elaborate, expand; intensify, magnify; confound, confuse, mess (up), mix (up), muddle; snarl, tangle
Near Antonyms abbreviate, cut, shorten; ease, facilitate; disentangle, straighten (out), unravel, untangle; oversimplify
Antonyms simplify, streamline
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