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
Recent Examples on the Web
But occasionally a sports luminary or event arrives from elsewhere to turn us into shameless gawkers.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Both are admittedly petty, emotionally complicated and wonderfully shameless.
—The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024
The shameless and posthumous branding of artists such as Keith and Jean-Michel Basquiat might be better attributed to entities like the licensing agency Artestar, employed by both the Haring Foundation and the Basquiat estate.
—The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
MacAskill’s second book was also what the Brits call fur-coat-and-no-knickers and was even more shameless than his first.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Visual albums — a bunch of videos strung together to commemorate the release of new work from a musical artist — typically either feel like shameless promotion or a vanity project.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
Her shameless, shameful actions and blatant attempt to Etch-A-Sketch away the past is an insult to anyone with even a modicum of intelligence.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Friendship goes a long way toward exonerating the production of its shameless indulgences.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
On a fraught and starry night of winners, losers, shameless self-hype and lonely protest, here was a quiet song about leaving everything behind and starting again.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Both are admittedly petty, emotionally complicated and wonderfully shameless.
—The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024
The shameless and posthumous branding of artists such as Keith and Jean-Michel Basquiat might be better attributed to entities like the licensing agency Artestar, employed by both the Haring Foundation and the Basquiat estate.
—The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
MacAskill’s second book was also what the Brits call fur-coat-and-no-knickers and was even more shameless than his first.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Visual albums — a bunch of videos strung together to commemorate the release of new work from a musical artist — typically either feel like shameless promotion or a vanity project.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
Her shameless, shameful actions and blatant attempt to Etch-A-Sketch away the past is an insult to anyone with even a modicum of intelligence.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Friendship goes a long way toward exonerating the production of its shameless indulgences.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
On a fraught and starry night of winners, losers, shameless self-hype and lonely protest, here was a quiet song about leaving everything behind and starting again.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Shameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameless. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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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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