embarrasses

The word “embarrasses” has 4 syllables: em-bar-rass-es

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈbær.ə.sɪz/

What is synonym and antonym for embarrasses?

In the thesaurus, “embarrasses” has 109 synonyms and 41 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for embarrasses along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for embarrasses

abashes
agitates
arrests
baffles
balks
barricades
binds
blockades
blocks
bothers
brakes
chagrins
chains
checks
chokes
clogs
complexes
complexifies
complicates
confines
confounds
confuses
constrains
cramps
curbs
debases
degrades
delays
demeans
derails
develops
discomfits
discomforts
discomposes
disconcerts
discountenances
dismays
disquiets
disrupts
distresses
disturbs
elaborates
encumbers
entangles
expands
fazes
fetters
flusters
foils
frustrates
gives a hard time
halters
hampers
handcuffs
handicaps
hinders
hobbles
hog-ties
holds back
holds up
humbles
humiliates
impedes
inhibits
intensifies
leashes
magnifies
manacles
mires
mortifies
muddles
muzzles
nonpluses
nonplusses
obstructs
perplexes
perturbs
puts off
puts out
queers
rattles
reins
represses
restrains
retains
retards
roadblocks
sabotages
shackles
shames
short-circuits
smothers
snarls
sophisticates
stifles
strangles
stumps
stymies
suffocates
suppresses
tangles
tethers
thwarts
ties
ties up
trammels
unhinges
unsettles
upsets

Antonyms for embarrasses

abbreviates
aids
assists
assures
buoys
calms
cheers
clears
comforts
consoles
cuts
disentangles
eases
emboldens
encourages
facilitates
frees
furthers
heartens
helps
liberates
loosens
makes way
opens
oversimplifies
promotes
reassures
releases
relieves
shortens
simplifies
smoothes
smooths
soothes
streamlines
unclogs
unplugs
unravels
unstops
untangles
unties

Meanings of embarrasses

verb
1. To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash.
2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
3. To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.

Example Sentences

He always embarrasses me with his loud jokes.
She embarrasses herself when she tries to sing in public.
That kind of behavior embarrasses the whole family.
It embarrasses him when people praise him too much.
The teacher embarrasses students who don’t know the answer.

On this page you'll find 150 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to embarrasses, such as: abashes, abbreviates, agitates, aids, arrests, assists, assures.

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