Synonyms of shaming

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliating
• discrediting
• embarrassing
• disgracing
• degrading
• dishonoring
• insulting
• humbling
• debasing
• demeaning
• confusing
• criticizing
• rattling
• cheapening
• abasing
• lowering
• chastening
• fouling
• ridiculing
• taking down
• diminishing
• sinking
• belittling
• minimizing
• mortifying
• disparaging
• smirching
• disconcerting
• slandering
• condemning
• discounting
• maligning
• decrying
• castigating
• detracting
• defaming
• libeling
• discomfiting
• depreciating
• defiling
• confounding
• flustering
• denouncing
• affronting
• discountenancing
• censuring
• fazing
• bad-mouthing
• writing off
• abashing
• nonplussing
• damning
• crying down
• putting down
• execrating
• reprobating
• reprehending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevating
• praising
• honoring
• exalting
• recognizing
• acknowledging
• aggrandizing
• deifying
• celebrating
• commending
• canonizing
• cheering
• citing
• applauding
• congratulating
• complimenting
• lauding
• saluting
• hailing
• extolling
• decorating
• boasting
• eulogizing
• touting
• acclaiming
• highlighting
• promoting
• glorifying
• spotlighting
• lifting
• dignifying
• feting
• raising
• enshrining
• ennobling
• magnifying
• advancing
• playing up
• enthroning
• upgrading
• boosting
• uplifting
• idealizing
• romanticizing
• enskying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shaming

Meanwhile parents aren’t necessarily dismissing or shaming the grandparents parenting style, just making different choices. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 17 July 2026

Now people are using everything from workplace bans, apps and even old-fashioned public shaming to stop the casual surveillance. — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 8 July 2026

Last year, a judge threw out the accusations of body shaming following a motion from Lizzo’s team that argued that events like the nude show outings were protected free speech as part of the creative process. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

The loud and insistent residents of Monterey Park showed that shaming and pressuring politicians can work. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Liberals, who unfortunately make up the vast majority of sports media, will celebrate athletes endorsing/hanging out with Democrat politicians, while shaming those like Dart that dare to be conservative and Trump supporters. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026

Sometimes there can be a lot of shaming in religious settings. — Louis Staples, Glamour, 27 May 2026

Many reports that do arrive to the Honor Committee are now anonymous because of another technological development of longer standing—social media—which has reportedly deterred students from reporting openly out of apprehension of doxxing or shaming among their peer groups. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026

But in this case, a student posted at least two videos that were widely perceived as sort of shaming women for the way their bodies work. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 9 May 2026