as in notorious
not respectable
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of shameful
Most Americans now view them as a shameful stain on the nation’s history.
—
Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
That’s a real example of bringing a shameful national issue into a local election.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Whether the Paul, Weiss agreement was a wise compromise or shameful capitulation, the lesson is unavoidable: if a powerhouse like Paul, Weiss cannot, or will not, stand up to Trump, then no firm can.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
His disrespect for these American heroes is shameful and un-American.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shameful
Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
That’s a real example of bringing a shameful national issue into a local election.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Whether the Paul, Weiss agreement was a wise compromise or shameful capitulation, the lesson is unavoidable: if a powerhouse like Paul, Weiss cannot, or will not, stand up to Trump, then no firm can.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
His disrespect for these American heroes is shameful and un-American.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shameful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameful
Adjective
-
Third-party cookies are notorious for helping analytics firms and advertisers track users’ activities, potentially violating their online privacy.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
-
El Salvador's top Catholic leader on Sunday urged President Nayib Bukele not to turn the country into a Guantanamo-style U.S. prison, after Bukele made a deal with Washington to house deported migrants from the United States in a notorious jail.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Returning to Churchill after his infamous two-year-plus-one-year Churchill ban dating from Medina Spirit’s 2021 betamethasone disqualification, Baffert was buoyant about the work.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
-
Suggestions that Marseille’s players had refused to train inevitably resurrected memories of the infamous training-ground strike at the South African resort of Knysna that contributed to the France national team’s spectacular derailment at the 2010 World Cup.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
The mood shifts from shady to straight-up scandalous.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
-
Instead, Fenix lost the biggest match of his young WWE career, albeit under shady circumstances, while Americano picked up a WrestleMania win.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Even children and adolescents express more willingness to shun and punish moral transgressors than people who do something personally obnoxious or offensive but not immoral.—
Jen Cole Wright,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
-
Regardless of what transpired between the two cast members, on or off screen, Aspen was unfairly portrayed as an immoral character.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Essence,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Karen Read’s attorneys are taking an approach of highlighting inconsistencies in the testimony of witnesses involved in the case, according to Sydney Rushing, a criminal defense attorney based in Michigan offering analysis on TikTok.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
-
The decision struck down a San Francisco court’s decision that said imposing criminal penalties on homeless encampments violated the Constitution, allowing states to ban people from sleeping and camping in public areas.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
One of my opponents has made several disgraceful statements about things occurring over the last 24 years.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
-
The tribal vilification of the Japanese during WWII facilitated support for the internment of 120,000 Japanese and American citizens in concentration camps, marking one of the most disgraceful eras in America’s history.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameful. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share