SHAMING Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

shaming

verb

present participle of shame

as in humiliating

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 shaming The weight shaming allegation was ultimately dismissed. —

Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 4 May 2026 One defined by backstabbing, shaming and reveling in the Raws of other people. —

Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 The marvel of the play, and of this keenly staged and performed production, is its emotional volatility, the quiver of truth behind the percolating dialogue of evasion or shaming accusation. —

Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 On today's show, why chocolate makers might be skimping on chocolate and peanut butter, what else might explain these ingredients, and how Brad Reese has launched a skimp-shaming campaign to get Hershey's to go back to using classic Reese's ingredients. —

Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shaming

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New Yorkers will recall the assholic behavior of the Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, a swaggering builder of ships, who always seemed to delight in humiliating his managers and players.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 June 2026
In her report, Soto accused Sibrian of allegedly mocking and humiliating her for her accent, immigration status and race and calling her stupid.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026