ASHAMED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

ashamed

adjective

ə-ˈshāmd

as in guilty

suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing was ashamed that she had lied to the interviewer wearing a very ashamed look

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of ashamed Mayor Gloria and the City Council should be ashamed of themselves. —

U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 May the world know that Americans are ashamed and suffering and locked into despair and destruction, which now affects the world. —

Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 There’s nothing to be ashamed of with our locker room right now from this game. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 Some parents feel ashamed about the state of their own financial literacy, and anxiety over money being tight can cause parents to avoid discussing the subject, Klontz says. —

Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ashamed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashamed

guilty

Adjective

She is charged with murder, manslaughter, assault and criminal possession of a weapon in Vasquez’s death, and was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty at her arraignment Wednesday in Bronx Criminal Court.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
On May 14, Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Newsom and onetime Becerra political adviser, pleaded guilty in federal court after accepting a plea deal to multiple charges, including committing bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return, and lying to the FBI.

— James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026