1
: having no shame : insensible to disgrace
a shameless braggart
2
: showing lack of shame
the shameless exploitation of workers
shamelessly
adverb
shamelessness
noun
Examples of shameless in a Sentence
The actor made a shameless plug for his movie.
a shameless display of poor sportsmanship
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Asher here, your hardened and shameless tea drinker reporting for duty.
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Asher Price, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
On the surface, Baum’s novel seems as simple as a Grimm’s fairytale, but slyly subverts tradition by depicting the titular wizard as a shameless conman, a slick salesman who, nonetheless, genuinely helps Dorothy and her party of outcasts.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
But as this piece outlines, that is another one of his shameless lies.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Perhaps the show’s most important role in the entrepreneurial economy is not the advice or money the Sharks dispense, but to serve as a platform for the most American of business strategies: shameless self-promotion.
—Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Asher Price, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
On the surface, Baum’s novel seems as simple as a Grimm’s fairytale, but slyly subverts tradition by depicting the titular wizard as a shameless conman, a slick salesman who, nonetheless, genuinely helps Dorothy and her party of outcasts.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
But as this piece outlines, that is another one of his shameless lies.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Perhaps the show’s most important role in the entrepreneurial economy is not the advice or money the Sharks dispense, but to serve as a platform for the most American of business strategies: shameless self-promotion.
—Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Shameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameless. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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shameless
adjective
shame·less
ˈshām-ləs 
1
: having no shame
2
: showing lack of shame
shamelessly
adverb
shamelessness
noun
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