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
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.
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Essence,
27 Jan. 2026
The shamed film producer was booked in 2015 alongside others, including David Tennant and Olivia Colman.
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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.
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Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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.
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Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Pride Nights and radical members of the LGBTQ community, including Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow, have shamed, and even ostracized millions of fans and many players who don’t align with their ideology.
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Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
The crisis shamed the government, which was forced by its ombudsman to shutter the makeshift camp and relocate the migrants.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
The rest of us were shamed by omission.
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Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Others felt her comments oversimplified a complex issue and unfairly shamed Black women who choose to wear wigs and weaves.
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Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
14 May 2026
One dancer also claimed she was shamed for her weight.
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Kelsie Hoffman,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
On social media, fans shared the video and shamed the man for his behavior, with some looking to make his identity public.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The Avalanche, however wounded, however shamed, however desperate, surely know better than to cross it.
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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
The fight was stopped between rounds, but fighters shouldn't be shamed or penalized for knowing when to bow out.
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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
Pride Nights and radical members of the LGBTQ community, including Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow, have shamed, and even ostracized millions of fans and many players who don’t align with their ideology.
—
Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 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
The rest of us were shamed by omission.
—
Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Others felt her comments oversimplified a complex issue and unfairly shamed Black women who choose to wear wigs and weaves.
—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
14 May 2026
One dancer also claimed she was shamed for her weight.
—
Kelsie Hoffman,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
On social media, fans shared the video and shamed the man for his behavior, with some looking to make his identity public.
—
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamed
Adjective
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Immigration officials began deportation proceedings after his guilty plea a year later.
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All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Verb
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Israel must leave humiliated and defeated — and that is exactly what will happen.
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The novel follows 16-year-old Abby, who is left humiliated after a private photo gets shared around school.
Adjective
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She would be horrified, hurt—ashamed, even, of Zeenat’s behavior.
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Legendary Iran striker Ali Daei, widely recognised as one of Asia’s greatest ever soccer players, was once a client but Beiranvand felt too ashamed to introduce himself.
Verb
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Green said earlier this year that Adebayo shouldn’t be underestimated and his 83-point game against Washington shouldn’t be discredited.
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Instead, they are encouraged to view blue zones primarily through the lens of a sloppy critique that has already been discredited.
Verb
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At one point, the narrator, embarrassed by his own act of cruelty, gives a sobbing woman all his money and then leaves her alone in a hotel room.
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The Chicago White Sox, a team many left for dead at the start of the year, embarrassed the Kansas City Royals Friday night, 22-1.
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“Shamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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