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

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Recent Examples of ashamed Appraisal will rely on the extent of your Radiohead fandom and your identification with creature-characters, often crying or cowering with their head in their hands, who are unremittingly sad and ashamed and embarrassed by the barbarism of simple existence. —

Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026 Trump said those Republicans should be ashamed of themselves. —

Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 May 2026 For OneUnited, the show is a bet that the path to generational wealth runs not just through financial literacy, but through the stories people have been taught to be ashamed of. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026 Mayor Gloria and the City Council should be ashamed of themselves. —

U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ashamed

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guilty

Adjective

Two men pleaded guilty Thursday to committing more than a dozen armed robberies targeting casino winners in Southern California.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Rosenblatt was found not guilty of manslaughter and assault charges, and Woodyard was found not guilty of manslaughter.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 June 2026