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as in unabashed
not embarrassed or ashamed
unashamed of her religious beliefs and values
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as in ruthless
not sorry for having done wrong
even after being convicted of housing violations, the slumlord remained as unashamed as ever
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Recent Examples of unashamed
And yet Melissa McCarthy’s gut-busting bridesmaid, Megan, went the extra mile down the path of crazy, from her unabashed man-hunting to her unashamed puppy kidnapping.
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Rickey was unashamed of his brilliance, which meant he couldn’t be dissuaded from proclaiming it.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Now, these unashamed statements of cultural pride fill Flores Bustos with joy.
—David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
However, the movie is an extremely important addition to the black-and-white horror canon if for nothing else its unashamed aping of Hitchcock’s masterpiece.
—B.j. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Rickey was unashamed of his brilliance, which meant he couldn’t be dissuaded from proclaiming it.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Now, these unashamed statements of cultural pride fill Flores Bustos with joy.
—David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
However, the movie is an extremely important addition to the black-and-white horror canon if for nothing else its unashamed aping of Hitchcock’s masterpiece.
—B.j. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unashamed
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And this collection is an unabashed ode to all that is beautiful.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Wu, an unabashed liberal, now could be following those legendary mayors with a resounding win against Kraft.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Tracey recalls how her ruthless daughter sought revenge on her father, classmates and Laura.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the epic Emperor Kisra (Kingsley) has a reputation for being utterly ruthless.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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As Cantillo dissected his outing, Hedges peered over at him, beaming like a proud father.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the proud Eugene will not hear of it.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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As the controversy raged on, the couple remained boldly unrepentant.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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More twisted still is the underlying explanation for Maddie’s psychosis, which eventually comes out in therapy, giving Johnston a chance to play the unrepentant screen mom.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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The way Skye nestles her head into the crook of her brother’s neck or drapes herself across his legs after an unembarrassed display of grief is ineffably moving.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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Del Rey’s feathery croon was totally wrong for the song, which calls for an unembarrassed quality that’s not part of her whole deal.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Things don’t go well, resulting in a Lord of the Flies–esque battle between, among others, Jude Law’s idealist and Ana de Armas’s shameless sensualist.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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Okay, shameless plug for the series that helped inspire my own book!—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
20 Aug. 2025
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None of that prevailed on Gov. Ron DeSantis, who rejected clemency (as usual, without comment) or on the Florida Supreme Court, which has become the nation’s most remorseless and predictable death factory.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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It is imperiled by a tyrannical president, a cowardly Congress and a remorseless Supreme Court.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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The cruel irony is that the very systems designed to promote inclusion can inadvertently reinforce exclusion.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And of course, to serve as cruel juxtaposition, deGrom retired the Mets in order in the bottom of the inning on just six pitches.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Unashamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unashamed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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