SELF-CONSCIOUS Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

self-conscious

adjective

Definition of self-conscious

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 Most actors do although part of your job is not being self-conscious. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Many middle schoolers aren’t losing curiosity—they’re becoming more self-conscious. — Maressa Brown, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026 Perhaps, the most self-conscious meditation on the blacklist. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 Photography subjects can be self-conscious, but, for the most part, the subjects of Nishimura’s portfolio weren’t. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-conscious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-conscious

Adjective

Those of us who received more than others were embarrassed and unsure what to do.

— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of embarrassed

Adjective

Kurt's key takeaways Hearing AI on a 911 call would make a lot of people uneasy.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Falwell correctly sensed vulnerability in the uneasy alliance between rationalism and Christianity that had prevailed since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026