SHAMELESSNESS Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

shamelessness

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Definition of shamelessness

as in audacity

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Recent Examples of shamelessness The lucrative example paved the way for more than two decades of musical theater shamelessness. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026 But, in an interview given in October, 2001, Navarro attempted to fill, with what sounds like shamelessness, the gap between himself and his alter ego. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 Ever since reforming their membership a few years back, the Globes have backed away from their particular brand of shamelessness and gotten a little bit hipper. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025 Outlandishness and shamelessness are major elements in movies, and so Sheridan’s willingness to pull out all the stops — such as bringing in a huge forest fire just to keep things interesting — marks him as a man with the right sensibility to be making movies. — Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2021

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Noun

Perhaps a handful of trolls—a small group that includes the richest man in the world—has sworn off Nolan’s film because its cast has the audacity to feature both a Black woman and a trans man.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
Each sentence is diamond cut … Buntin has outdone herself … leases and provokes from every vantage point, but what is especially remarkable is Buntin’s audacity, her gutsy choices, and her clarity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of audacity

Noun

This year’s selection speaks to the creative boldness of its filmmakers, the richness of their artistic approaches and the exceptional quality of production throughout South-East Europe.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026
The human tongues were immediately loosened by AI’s boldness and began correcting, nuancing, and leveling up the detail.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of boldness

Noun

His brashness with a wink is a fun part of the package, but insight and candor are what make the best analysts.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Set the scene Sexy without being pretentious and bold without the brashness, Il Sereno is a lesson in artful restraint.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Definition of brashness

Noun

And with no disrespect to the Signature motorhome and its 2-in-1 hybrid bathroom and swiveling front lounge, the sliding bathroom of the Habiton camper van was arguably the pièce de résistance of that multi-vehicle effort.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
Their shunning of the Spanish coronation, however, felt uniquely unappealing, a show of disrespect to the winners of the most high-profile sporting event in the world.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of disrespect

Noun

Cronin has long toed the line of humor and impudence, appearing in social media clips all season.

— Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
But such aesthetic impudence is par for the course at the kaleidoscopic seaside pleasure dome of architect Chet Callahan, his husband, finance executive Jacinto Hernandez, and their teenage sons, Hernan and Noe.

— Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026

Definition of impudence

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