as in guilty
suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
the shamed look of someone who knows that he is being given credit he doesn't deserve
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as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
shamed the family name with his conviction for embezzlement
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Recent Examples of shamed
Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
The shamed film producer was booked in 2015 alongside others, including David Tennant and Olivia Colman.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The shamed 41-year-old was about to be added to the list of footballers, or ex-footballers, who had been imprisoned for being enticed into the Dutch criminal underworld.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Feb. 2026
Angelica’s attempt at humiliation fails, however, because Jason and Chris refuse to be shamed.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
But not shamed enough to ever deny.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Jackson negotiated global hostage releases, as well as shamed corporations for their lack of corporate diversity and failure to support voting rights.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2026
But the crystalline aspect of this one moment stands as a stunning reminder that — eventually — even the most powerful bully can be shamed by simple human decency.
—Kristen Monroe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
This strawberry version takes me back to a simpler time, before the Sugar Police showed up and shamed us for all the Boston Cream Pie Yoplait.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
Rich, famous and powerful people have been named and shamed.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Pornographic content addiction shouldn’t be normalized into acceptance or shamed into isolation.
—Beth Collums, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Felder also recalls being fat-shamed during an exam in the past, which left her in no hurry to go back.
—Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
The shamed film producer was booked in 2015 alongside others, including David Tennant and Olivia Colman.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The shamed 41-year-old was about to be added to the list of footballers, or ex-footballers, who had been imprisoned for being enticed into the Dutch criminal underworld.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
She’s shamed and her businesses are closed down, and certainly no charity would touch her and a great deal more will come out.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Feb. 2026
Angelica’s attempt at humiliation fails, however, because Jason and Chris refuse to be shamed.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
But not shamed enough to ever deny.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Jackson negotiated global hostage releases, as well as shamed corporations for their lack of corporate diversity and failure to support voting rights.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2026
But the crystalline aspect of this one moment stands as a stunning reminder that — eventually — even the most powerful bully can be shamed by simple human decency.
—Kristen Monroe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
This strawberry version takes me back to a simpler time, before the Sugar Police showed up and shamed us for all the Boston Cream Pie Yoplait.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
Rich, famous and powerful people have been named and shamed.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Pornographic content addiction shouldn’t be normalized into acceptance or shamed into isolation.
—Beth Collums, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamed
Adjective
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Attorney David Lira, 65, Girardi’s son-in-law, pleaded guilty last year to a criminal contempt charge for his willful failure to abide by the settlement payment order.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cody Roberts, a Wyoming man accused of killing a wolf, changed his plea for felony animal cruelty to guilty.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Iran’s two major adversaries have thoroughly humiliated it; the regime was not able to hide its reclusive leader for even a few hours.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2026
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Most casual fans could spend their entire lives studying a library’s worth of chess theory, only to still be routinely humiliated by competitive players.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Many parents feel ashamed to ask for help, but reaching out builds connection and shows strength, not failure.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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The mom finally revealed that her daughter was taking weight loss supplements but had been too ashamed to say so.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After storms and flooding across Spain, Poland and the United States in late 2024, Moscow worked to claim that support for Ukraine had left countries vulnerable, stoked grievances in NATO countries and discredited Western democracies.—
Michael Chertoff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Hamas massacre of October 7—whose atrocities were broadcast online by its perpetrators and seared into the Israeli consciousness—upended and discredited this approach.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Would the girl with the bright smile have been embarrassed by her love Stitch as a teen?—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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The team embarrassed Canada, 5-0, in the preliminary round, and swept the North American neighbor in four straight Olympic tune-ups.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Shamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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