as in embarrassed
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as in confused
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room
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Recent Examples of abashed
New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.
—Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
The video shows a very abashed McKinnon saying goodbye to Ginsburg on the stage following the production.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2019
Privacy concerns cause abashed feeling in Silicon Valley Zuckerberg's potential retort comes after Apple's Cook made comments at the end of March in an interview with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes.
—Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
And, many know how to deliver home truths in a way that will elicit abashed agreement rather than anger.
—Cathie Anderson, sacbee, 9 Mar. 2018
Adjective
But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed.
—New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.
—Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
The video shows a very abashed McKinnon saying goodbye to Ginsburg on the stage following the production.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2019
Privacy concerns cause abashed feeling in Silicon Valley Zuckerberg's potential retort comes after Apple's Cook made comments at the end of March in an interview with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes.
—Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
And, many know how to deliver home truths in a way that will elicit abashed agreement rather than anger.
—Cathie Anderson, sacbee, 9 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abashed
Adjective
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Better word choice than embarrassed.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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It was embarrassed by a wave of corruption, abuse and other misconduct by some of the new hires.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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An Aussie was the winner, but Jaelin Kauf got the silver and Liz Lemley (not to be confused with 30 Rock’s Liz Lemon) won the B final for the bronze.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Compassionate care for patients with serious medical conditions should not be confused with broad commercialization of drugs.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Despite these successes at work, Ron scans as a discomfited and undistinguished middle manager.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
12 Nov. 2025
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Thomas Jefferson was likewise discomfited by the revolutionary possibility of female citizenship.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Why does Self sound flustered with the situation after games, then flustered with the people talking about the situation in between games?—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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At one point in the first half, a Utah ball handler couldn’t get past Bidunga to drive to the basket, and while flustered, threw the ball backward to a teammate.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The rapper pleaded not guilty after he was accused of charging at Los Angeles police officers while roaming the streets of Studio City in his underwear and a pair of cowboy boots in a disconcerted state.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Early on, the series establishes that Hall’s character is self-conscious about the size of her breasts and has considered getting implants.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Avoid self-conscious stumbles by picking your confidant carefully.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, some of Brady’s former teammates with the Patriots weren’t bashful about their loyalty heading into Super Bowl LX between the Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, including Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Next was a bashful grad student from Columbia’s engineering school who could not make eye contact.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
15 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Callie hangs out with her more inhibited best friend, Minnie Dunn, played spectacularly well by Katherine Mallen Kupferer.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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There are students who feel inhibited from expressing their Jewish or Zionist identity because of the atmosphere of the atmosphere of intimidation or harassment on college campuses.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Abashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abashed. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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