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

Most recently, former ESPN host Ryan Clark shamed Griffin over it. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Schools banned its use, and journalists were shamed for credulously repeating its hoaxes. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

In that same 2023 Pew Research report, over half of non-Spanish-speaking Latinos reported being shamed for not knowing the language. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

But children with lice are often shamed and unnecessarily excluded from attending school. — Emily J. C. Wong, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

As news of the allegations spread, some discussions were supportive of Doe, but others shamed her in conversations, a former member of Doe’s sorority, Delta Delta Delta, told NBC News. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Amid the jubilation of the liberation, there is a darker side, as women who fraternized with German soldiers are tracked down and brutally publicly shamed. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Sep. 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