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as in unabashed
not embarrassed or ashamed
she's truly shameless in the seemingly endless self-promotion of herself
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as in ruthless
not sorry for having done wrong
a shameless exploiter of impoverished workers in overseas sweatshops
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Recent Examples of shameless
The fact the third entry of the Paddington Cinematic Universe doesn’t feel like one more shameless corporate product plopped off a kid’s-movie assembly line would be victory enough.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
At best, presidents picked up-and-coming party devotees like Elaine Chao, a shameless pro-boss hack, or Tom Perez, a nice guy for sure, who failed to deliver any significant gains for blue-collar America.
—John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
During the Protestant Reformation, for example, reformers decried the shameless use of relics to drive donations and the proliferation of faux relics.
—Therese Cory, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
The Raptors had a hybrid plan — not quite shameless tanking, certainly not putting a premium on short-term winning.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
At best, presidents picked up-and-coming party devotees like Elaine Chao, a shameless pro-boss hack, or Tom Perez, a nice guy for sure, who failed to deliver any significant gains for blue-collar America.
—John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
During the Protestant Reformation, for example, reformers decried the shameless use of relics to drive donations and the proliferation of faux relics.
—Therese Cory, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
The Raptors had a hybrid plan — not quite shameless tanking, certainly not putting a premium on short-term winning.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameless
Adjective
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He’s unabashed in his mission to make The Producer Mezcal the public’s gateway into the world of mezcal.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Lindal remains Libertyville’s unabashed defensive stopper.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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Whoever sells the most wins a car; whoever sells the least is out of a job – a ruthless environment where each character will do anything to come out on top.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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The film, inspired by the true story of a ruthless Hawaiian crime boss, promises to be a gripping portrayal of organized crime in the island paradise.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Jaylon is a proud alumnus of the University of Georgia.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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James, the proud dad was caught on camera celebrating the win like his own team had won the championship.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In Season 2, a cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob (Harrison Ford) and Cara (Helen Mirren) back at Dutton ranch.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Michael, in a filmed conversation with Grace, claimed that his ex-wife had manipulated him and was cruel to Natalia.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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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.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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Rickey was unashamed of his brilliance, which meant he couldn’t be dissuaded from proclaiming it.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The courts may find themselves in the same position my mother did all those years ago, facing an unrepentant rule-breaker who dares them to do something about it.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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If a Strand tote marked its wearer as an old-school city dweller, a McNally bag — increasingly ubiquitous as the years went by — had a cachet of its own, signaling membership in a stylish reading community that was unrepentant about both the reading and the style.—
Matthew Schneier,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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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“Shameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameless. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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