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flustering

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Synonyms & Antonyms of flustering

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causing embarrassment

a flustering situation that left us all silent

Synonyms for flustering

awkward,
discomfiting,
disconcerting,
disturbing,
embarrassing,
uncomfortable

Words Related to flustering

confusing,
difficult,
disagreeable,
impossible,
inconvenient,
intolerable,
troublesome,
unpleasant,
unwieldy

unsettling

debasing,
degrading,
demeaning,
humbling,
humiliating,
mortifying

Near Antonyms for flustering

agreeable,
comfortable,
convenient,
pleasing

flustering

verb

present participle of fluster

Synonyms & Antonyms of flustering (Entry 2 of 2)

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

was flustered when her parents dragged out her baby pictures for her new boyfriend

Synonyms for flustering

abashing,
confounding,
confusing,
discomfiting,
disconcerting,
discountenancing,
embarrassing,
fazing,
mortifying,
nonplussing
(also nonplusing),
rattling

Words Related to flustering

agitating,
bothering,
chagrining,
discomforting,
discomposing,
dismaying,
disquieting,
distressing,
disturbing,
perturbing,
putting off,
putting out,
unhinging,
unsettling,
upsetting

debasing,
degrading,
demeaning,
humbling,
humiliating,
queering,
shaming

Near Antonyms for flustering

calming,
comforting,
consoling,
relieving,
soothing

buoying,
cheering,
emboldening,
encouraging,
heartening

assuring,
reassuring

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