as in unashamed
not embarrassed or ashamed
unabashed by their booing and hissing, he continued with his musical performance
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Recent Examples of unabashed
Sterling, a member of the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame, featured a distinctive baritone and drew adoration and criticism alike for his eccentricities and his unabashed Yankees fandom that resonated in his broadcasts.
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The unabashed proclamation of championship aspirations.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 18 Apr. 2026
Her writing is an unabashed celebration of place, a home for motherhood, matrilineal struggle, kink, and the pastoral.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Still, the sequel is an unabashed hit by any measure, having cost only $110 million to produce.
—Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The unabashed proclamation of championship aspirations.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 18 Apr. 2026
Her writing is an unabashed celebration of place, a home for motherhood, matrilineal struggle, kink, and the pastoral.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Still, the sequel is an unabashed hit by any measure, having cost only $110 million to produce.
—Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unabashed
Adjective
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Dramatic currents, once suppressed, here bloom unashamed.—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Set the scene There’s a definitive vibe to Boudoir de Muses—one that’s romantic in an overt way, and unashamed of its provocative nature.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His eyes were on her, inviting her to be proud of his verticality.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Popovich will undoubtedly be proud, thrilled and probably not too surprised.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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The Wendy Eisenberg of Wendy Eisenberg is newly unafraid of love songs, or at least unembarrassed by their proclamations.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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His light, slurring, hornlike, Al Green-ish singing now melted into the rest of his watery compositions, making the lyrics hard to hear but his great reservoir of unembarrassed feeling impossible to miss.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Vincent pursues Jimmy like a homing missile, but the young man is jittery and restless in his own skin up against Jimmy’s shameless self-assuredness.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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Unfortunately, the shameless tankers were our biggest winners from the lottery.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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“Unabashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unabashed. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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