Synonyms of shamed

shamed 1 of 2

adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guilty
• ashamed
• shamefaced
• embarrassed
• repentant
• contrite
• remorseful
• apologetic
• regretful
• penitent
• sorry
• sheepish
• culpable
• rueful
• blushing
• blameworthy
• penitential
• chagrined
• blamable
• compunctious
• hangdog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shameless
• unashamed
• remorseless
• unrepentant
• brazen
• impudent
• blameless
• innocent
• cheeky
• unapologetic
• impenitent
• guiltless

shamed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shame

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliated
• discredited
• embarrassed
• disgraced
• humbled
• confused
• dishonored
• degraded
• demeaned
• insulted
• chastened
• debased
• rattled
• abased
• criticized
• smirched
• cheapened
• ridiculed
• lowered
• mortified
• took down
• fouled
• diminished
• disparaged
• belittled
• flustered
• abashed
• slandered
• nonplussed
• minimized
• sank
• disconcerted
• condemned
• discomfited
• fazed
• decried
• castigated
• maligned
• confounded
• defamed
• libeled
• discounted
• detracted
• discountenanced
• affronted
• defiled
• denounced
• depreciated
• censured
• cried down
• execrated
• wrote off
• bad-mouthed
• damned
• reprehended
• put down
• reprobated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honored
• praised
• recognized
• applauded
• cited
• exalted
• elevated
• cheered
• celebrated
• acknowledged
• commended
• congratulated
• lauded
• saluted
• deified
• boasted
• hailed
• extolled
• complimented
• feted
• decorated
• canonized
• acclaimed
• eulogized
• touted
• highlighted
• aggrandized
• spotlighted
• promoted
• dignified
• ennobled
• magnified
• enshrined
• lifted
• glorified
• enthroned
• raised
• uplifted
• played up
• advanced
• upgraded
• idealized
• boosted
• romanticized
• enskied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shamed

Adjective

The Avalanche, however wounded, however shamed, however desperate, surely know better than to cross it. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 May 2026

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

He's race-baiting to appease the people who shamed him for his previous juvenile lifestyle, while quietly surrounding himself with mostly white men. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Amid the jubilation, there is a darker side to the liberation as woman who fraternized with German soldiers are tracked down and publicly shamed. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Several teachers, professors and government employees across the country were shamed on social media and lost their jobs for comments critical of Kirk's views or making light of his death. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 20 July 2026

The women were shamed into surrendering their babies by their families and a powerful church. — Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026

But because there are rules and codes that have to be honored to make sports work, the transgressors typically are penalized or at least shamed for doing so. — Vahe Gregorian july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

The fight was stopped between rounds, but fighters shouldn't be shamed or penalized for knowing when to bow out. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Bonnie's new device Lilypad initially causes problems with this, leading her to be brutally bullied in a group chat and shamed into rejecting her toys. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 June 2026

The crisis shamed the government, which was forced by its ombudsman to shutter the makeshift camp and relocate the migrants. — ABC News, 10 June 2026