as in unabashed
not embarrassed or ashamed
he seemed thoroughly unembarrassed by his sycophantic behavior at the company party
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Recent Examples of unembarrassed
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.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
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
Who better, then, to pry Eve loose than a rangy, rakish music journalist (Benjamin Bratt) whose game includes unironic hat-wearing and — like a dispiriting number of men in his age bracket — the unembarrassed deployment of Stephen Stills lyrics?
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The strippers are rock-star parts, gloriously unembarrassed, scene-stealers if ever there were any.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
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
Who better, then, to pry Eve loose than a rangy, rakish music journalist (Benjamin Bratt) whose game includes unironic hat-wearing and — like a dispiriting number of men in his age bracket — the unembarrassed deployment of Stephen Stills lyrics?
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The strippers are rock-star parts, gloriously unembarrassed, scene-stealers if ever there were any.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unembarrassed
Adjective
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The electricity of this Ivanov can sometimes give it a lurid, Frankenstein-ish quality, and the unabashed intensity works.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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At times, the event felt like an unabashed promotional event for the city, from the speakers touting Oakland to the messages on the signs atop the stage.—
Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Quinlan is proud protesters have ignored MAGA supporters who have driven past, waving flags, honking horns and shouting insults during previous events.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Families gave their sons to the military and were proud to do it, and very worried.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Tropes, sequels, and even shameless copycats gave me a way to compare craft without getting overwhelmed by just how much movies can mean to me personally.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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The worst, most shameless people in the world already understand this and use that cold logic to their advantage.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Unembarrassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unembarrassed. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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