Definitions

put on the spot

VERB

embarrass

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitate annoy bewilder bother confuse disconcert distract disturb dumbfound faze fluster irk mortify perplex perturb plague puzzle rattle shame stun upset

STRONG

abash bug chagrin discombobulate discomfit discompose discountenance distress nonplus tease throw

WEAK

catch one short give a bad time give a hard time hang up let down make a monkey of put in a hole put in a spot put out of countenance show up throw into a tizzy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid appease calm clarify clear up comfort delight enlighten explain help make happy order organize please quiet soothe

WEAK

gladden

VERB

endanger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expose imperil menace threaten

STRONG

chance hazard peril risk venture

WEAK

be careless chance it lay on the line lay open leave defenseless leave in the middle make liable play into one's hands put at risk put in danger stick one's neck out subject to loss

Antonyms

STRONGEST

guard help protect save

WEAK

aid assist comfort take care

VERB

incommode

Synonyms

STRONG

aggravate discombobulate discommode discompose disoblige disrupt disturb exasperate interfere irk meddle trouble try upset

WEAK

discomfort give a hard time give trouble hang up make it tough put in a spot put out put to trouble

Antonyms

STRONG

aid appease arrange assist calm comfort delight help make happy order organize please soothe

VERB

inconvenience

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggravate disrupt disturb irk

STRONG

discombobulate discommode discompose disoblige exasperate interfere meddle try upset

WEAK

give a hard time give trouble hang up make it tough put in a spot put to trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appease arrange organize soothe

STRONG

calm delight make happy please

WEAK

aid assist be convenient benefit help

VERB

put out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burn

WEAK

aggravate anger annoy bother confound discomfit discommode discompose disconcert discountenance disoblige displease dissatisfy disturb embarrass exasperate gall get grate harass impose upon incommode inflame irk nettle perturb provoke rile roil trouble vex

Antonyms

WEAK

assuage help please start

Example Sentences

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“We just couldn’t, because we’d been put on the spot and told to do it, and that had never happened before … the trick was not to think about it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

But he has been put on the spot by President Biden’s announcement outlining a proposal for a truce.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2024

He was put on the spot by a female American journalist.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2024

She was put on the spot by BBC Breakfast presenters about her willingness to create Murder on the Dancefloor.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023

I couldn’t have felt more put on the spot than if he had asked me to tap dance while balancing the paints on my head.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

put on the spot

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