SELF-CONSCIOUS Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

self-conscious

adjective

Definition of self-conscious next

as in embarrassed

concerned with the way one is perceived by others He used to feel self-conscious about his belly.

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Recent Examples of self-conscious Love Story, though a self-conscious departure from the other shows of the Murphyverse, employs a similar logic. —

Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026 Marcus Phillips spearheads a spot-on quintet of classmates, each bursting with self-conscious awkwardness and a desire to be seen and understood. —

Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026 The film's intimate sense of joy is not a deflection against the truth of what the Johnsons are facing, but a self-conscious, honest expression of it. —

Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026 Just a bit self-conscious, and sometimes the hair flicking and all that. —

Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-conscious

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Adjective

Fearful and self-preserving silence, nervous and embarrassed avoidance, and even willful erasure kept stories like these in the dark.

— Chad S.A. Gibbs, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Brian Hecker, as the would-be beau, has little to do other than proffer an embarrassed smile.

— Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026