Synonyms of abashes

abashes

verb

present tense third-person singular of abash

as in embarrasses

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embarrasses
• confuses
• rattles
• discountenances
• flusters
• nonplusses
• bothers
• disconcerts
• mortifies
• disturbs
• nonpluses
• discomfits
• upsets
• fazes
• unsettles
• confounds
• distresses
• humiliates
• discomposes
• disquiets
• puts off
• perturbs
• discomforts
• puts out
• dismays
• unhinges
• agitates
• chagrins
• shames
• humbles
• degrades
• debases
• demeans
• queers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relieves
• comforts
• encourages
• consoles
• cheers
• calms
• soothes
• buoys
• assures
• reassures
• heartens
• emboldens