Synonyms of abashing

abashing

verb

present participle of abash

as in embarrassing

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embarrassing
• confusing
• rattling
• flustering
• disconcerting
• discountenancing
• mortifying
• bothering
• discomfiting
• disturbing
• nonplussing
• unsettling
• upsetting
• distressing
• nonplusing
• confounding
• humiliating
• fazing
• disquieting
• discomforting
• perturbing
• agitating
• dismaying
• unhinging
• chagrining
• discomposing
• shaming
• putting off
• degrading
• humbling
• debasing
• demeaning
• putting out
• queering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comforting
• relieving
• soothing
• consoling
• calming
• encouraging
• cheering
• assuring
• reassuring
• emboldening
• buoying
• heartening