Synonyms for embarrassing

Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb embarrass

Sense 1:

embarrass, abash
upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit

Sense 2:

obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

Similarity of adj embarrassing

2 senses of embarrassing

Sense 1:

awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable
difficult (vs. easy), hard

Sense 2:

embarrassing, mortifying
unpleasant (vs. pleasant)