Other Words for “Ashamed”
- Embarrassed
- Exposed
- Shy
- Humiliated
- Guilty
- Apologetic
- Bashful
- Contrite
- Hesitant
- Repentant
A huge list of 95+ words you can use instead of “ashamed”.
- Abashed
- Afflicted
- Ailing
- Anxious
- Apologetic
- Awkward
- Bad
- Bashful
- Blushing
- Broken
- Browbeaten
- Chagrined
- Chastened
- Compunctious
- Confused
- Conscience-stricken
- Contrite
- Coyness
- Crestfallen
- Crushed
- Cursed
- Curst
- Damned
- Deficient
- Demeaned
- Diffident
- Dirty
- Discomfited
- Discomposed
- Disconcerted
- Discountenanced
- Discredited
- Disgraced
- Disgraceful
- Distraught
- Distressed
- Doomed
- Doomful
- Embarrassed
- Embarrassing
- Exposed
- Failed
- Flustered
- Forsaken
- Foxed
- Grave
- Guilt-ridden
- Guilty
- Hangdog
- Helpless
- Hesitant
- Hoary
- Horrified
- Humbled
- Humiliated
- In great need
- Jena
- Lonely
- Lowly
- Luckless
- Meek
- Modest
- Mortified
- Muddled
- Opprobrious
- Outrageous
- Pained
- Pathetic
- Penitent
- Penniless
- Pitiful
- Poor
- Red-faced
- Regretful
- Reluctant
- Remorseful
- Repentant
- Rueful
- Self-conscious
- Shamed
- Shamefaced
- Shameful
- Shameless
- Sheepish
- Shy
- Sick
- Sorrowful
- Sorry
- Stammering
- Submissive
- Troubled
- Unashamedly
- Uncomfortable
- Unembarrassed
- Unfortunate
- Unlucky
- Unpromising
- Unsettled
- Unsuccessful
Ashamed Synonyms with Examples
Embarrassed
- Example: I’ve never felt so embarrassed in my life!
Exposed
- Example: She was left feeling exposed and vulnerable.
Shy
- Example: She was too shy to ask anyone for help.
Humiliated
- Example: I didn’t want to humiliate her in front of her colleagues.
Guilty
- Example: I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often.
Apologetic
- Example: They were very apologetic about the trouble they’d caused.
Bashful
- Example: He was too bashful to talk about sex.
Contrite
- Example: Her expression was contrite.
Hesitant
- Example: She’s hesitant about signing the contract.
Repentant
- Example: She wanted to show how deeply repentant she was.
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