abashment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for abashment
Noun
  • Claudia Choose vulnerability over performative coolness, because possible embarrassment is way more powerful than polished detachment.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The companies showing off their cases with a lighter white or silvery iPhone 17 Pro in product shots mostly dodged any embarrassment, as those are harder to distinguish from Apple’s actual silver color.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 30-hour search for a suspect Across the country, the killing of the prominent political figure and media personality – the latest in a string of political violence incidents – had sowed shock and confusion.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In one notable instance, antipathy toward business has led to confusion and unnecessary tension.
    Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Abashment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abashment. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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