UNASHAMEDLY Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

unashamed

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈshāmd

Definition of unashamed

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 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 In unashamed authoritarian fashion, the university barred journalists from the campus just before the police raid, and threatened their own student journalists with arrest. — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026 There have also been numerous shore leave adventures and unashamed comedy outings where the protagonists' actions have little bearing on the universe beyond their starship hull. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026 This was an unashamed 5-4-1 in three clear banks for long periods of the match, gritty, sniffing out second balls and home errors, clearances, blocks, recoveries, choosing when to press and when to sit. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unashamed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unashamed

Adjective

But the current thaw is so much an artifice of his own unabashed admiration for his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
And my wife, Amisha, who had never seemed so tired, had also never looked so full of unabashed love.

— Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of unabashed

Adjective

Now, Foxx not only has a new outlook on life, but is a proud dad of three.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Nov. 2026
Takeshi’s father is a petty and proud man, in ways continually expanded upon throughout the film’s runtime, though how he’s actually framed never truly changes.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of proud

Adjective

Her sincerity, combined with her slow Texas drawl, had an unembarrassed, guileless quality to it.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of unembarrassed

Adjective

Lily Allen, shameless pop ironist and self-satirist, has never shied from public vitriol—a quality that has come in handy as fans have reacted to her live shows behind West End Girl.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
The music factory that made Eighties radio such a kick — with all its hype, tinsel, hairspray, and shameless artifice — was finally out of gas.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of shameless

Adjective

The next governor of Florida will inherit the nation’s second-largest death row population — and with it, a legacy of profound questions about the remorseless and deeply flawed system that put so many people there.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney described Heuermann as a remorseless and sadistic serial killer who cared only about himself.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

Definition of remorseless

Adjective

People talking to an AI in an abusive and cruel way are more likely to be associated with trying to get the AI model to engage in dangerous requests, like trying to get around an AI’s safety guardrails, Campbell added.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
From the very start, the students assigned as guards went on cruel power trips and repeatedly humiliated — if not psychologically tortured — the inmates, to the point that some of the prisoners suffered nervous breakdowns.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026

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