1
: having no shame : insensible to disgrace
a shameless braggart
2
: showing lack of shame
the shameless exploitation of workers
shamelessly
adverb
shamelessness
noun
Examples of shameless in a Sentence
The actor made a shameless plug for his movie.
a shameless display of poor sportsmanship
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Your rights now depend on the grievances of one petulant old man and his shameless enablers.
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The corruption attendant to tariff legislation became so brazen and shameless that, in 1913 voters ratified the 16th Amendment granting the federal government powers to tax personal incomes in exchange for lowering tariffs.
— Made By History, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
So, what makes President Trump think that a simple social media post is going to be enough to stop Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s shameless assault on Ukraine?
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Samuels said the biggest challenges in the coming years will be to convince advertisers not to pigeonhole the company as a niche buy, especially given the Trump administration’s shameless bullying of corporate America on any activities focused on diversity, civil rights or equity considerations.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The corruption attendant to tariff legislation became so brazen and shameless that, in 1913 voters ratified the 16th Amendment granting the federal government powers to tax personal incomes in exchange for lowering tariffs.
— Made By History, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
So, what makes President Trump think that a simple social media post is going to be enough to stop Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s shameless assault on Ukraine?
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Samuels said the biggest challenges in the coming years will be to convince advertisers not to pigeonhole the company as a niche buy, especially given the Trump administration’s shameless bullying of corporate America on any activities focused on diversity, civil rights or equity considerations.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Shameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameless. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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shameless
adjective
shame·less
ˈshām-ləs 
1
: having no shame
2
: showing lack of shame
shamelessly
adverb
shamelessness
noun
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