embarrassment - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for embarrassment ?

Here are the synonyms for embarrassment , a list of similar words for embarrassment from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

extreme excess

Synonyms

• embarrassment
• overplus
• plethora
• superfluity

More generic

• excess
• excessiveness
• inordinateness

More specific

• redundance
• redundancy

Noun

some event that causes someone to be embarrassed

Synonyms

• embarrassment

More generic

• trouble

Opposite / Antonyms

• disembarrassment

Noun

the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

Synonyms

• embarrassment

More generic

• shame

More specific

• abashment
• bashfulness
• chagrin
• confusion
• discombobulation
• discomfiture
• discomposure
• disconcertion
• disconcertment
• humiliation
• mortification
• self-consciousness
• shamefacedness
• sheepishness
• uncomfortableness
• uneasiness

Noun

the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)

Synonyms

• embarrassment

More generic

• emotional state
• spirit

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