as in unashamed
not embarrassed or ashamed
unabashed by their booing and hissing, he continued with his musical performance
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Recent Examples of unabashed
The setting—Nova Scotia in the 1800s—makes for a stunningly atmospheric backdrop, but the unabashed pining in A Sweet Sting of Salt is the real star of the show.
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Kalie Cassidy
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
Steve’s gift back then was his unabashed confidence.
—Shaheem Reid, Variety, 23 July 2025
The rest of the country might have caught up to the SEC in football, but the league’s unabashed claim carries on.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Church is where his family's roots have fostered unabashed star power capable of raising thousands to their feet.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
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Kalie Cassidy
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
Steve’s gift back then was his unabashed confidence.
—Shaheem Reid, Variety, 23 July 2025
The rest of the country might have caught up to the SEC in football, but the league’s unabashed claim carries on.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Church is where his family's roots have fostered unabashed star power capable of raising thousands to their feet.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unabashed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unabashed
Adjective
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Most notable was the character Marty Morrison on Barney Miller, an out-of-the-closet and unashamed gay man.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
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In any case, Mecha Break is a big and unashamed mecha game.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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The proud West End native's work at Cincinnati Preschool Promise goes above and beyond her job description.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Beatrice is also the proud new patron of Borne, a medical research charity endeavoring to end premature birth.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Del Rey’s feathery croon was totally wrong for the song, which calls for an unembarrassed quality that’s not part of her whole deal.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Who better, then, to pry Eve loose than a rangy, rakish music journalist (Benjamin Bratt) whose game includes unironic hat-wearing and — like a dispiriting number of men in his age bracket — the unembarrassed deployment of Stephen Stills lyrics?—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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What ensues is an endless cycle of backroom deals and shameless bribes, even costing Charlie his beloved Garbage Pail Kids collection in a scheme that ultimately goes nowhere.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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First, there was Fargo, which for five seasons across the past decade has managed to feel true to the spirit of the dark, comic crime masterpiece by the Coen brothers — among the most idiosyncratic of modern filmmakers — without playing as a shameless copy.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 July 2025
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“Unabashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unabashed. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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