as in guilty
suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
the shamed look of someone who knows that he is being given credit he doesn't deserve
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as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
shamed the family name with his conviction for embezzlement
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Recent Examples of shamed
Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
The shamed film producer was booked in 2015 alongside others, including David Tennant and Olivia Colman.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The shamed 41-year-old was about to be added to the list of footballers, or ex-footballers, who had been imprisoned for being enticed into the Dutch criminal underworld.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Faith Salie, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
She’s shamed and her businesses are closed down, and certainly no charity would touch her and a great deal more will come out.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Feb. 2026
Angelica’s attempt at humiliation fails, however, because Jason and Chris refuse to be shamed.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
But not shamed enough to ever deny.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Jackson negotiated global hostage releases, as well as shamed corporations for their lack of corporate diversity and failure to support voting rights.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2026
But the crystalline aspect of this one moment stands as a stunning reminder that — eventually — even the most powerful bully can be shamed by simple human decency.
—Kristen Monroe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
This strawberry version takes me back to a simpler time, before the Sugar Police showed up and shamed us for all the Boston Cream Pie Yoplait.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
Rich, famous and powerful people have been named and shamed.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Felder also recalls being fat-shamed during an exam in the past, which left her in no hurry to go back.
—Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
The shamed film producer was booked in 2015 alongside others, including David Tennant and Olivia Colman.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The shamed 41-year-old was about to be added to the list of footballers, or ex-footballers, who had been imprisoned for being enticed into the Dutch criminal underworld.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
The city was shamed into action.
—Faith Salie, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
She’s shamed and her businesses are closed down, and certainly no charity would touch her and a great deal more will come out.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Feb. 2026
Angelica’s attempt at humiliation fails, however, because Jason and Chris refuse to be shamed.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
But not shamed enough to ever deny.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Jackson negotiated global hostage releases, as well as shamed corporations for their lack of corporate diversity and failure to support voting rights.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2026
But the crystalline aspect of this one moment stands as a stunning reminder that — eventually — even the most powerful bully can be shamed by simple human decency.
—Kristen Monroe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
This strawberry version takes me back to a simpler time, before the Sugar Police showed up and shamed us for all the Boston Cream Pie Yoplait.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
Rich, famous and powerful people have been named and shamed.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamed
Adjective
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The records pulled back a curtain on favor-trading and frank communications in a chummy elite that looked past Epstein's 2008 guilty plea to solicitating prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Prisoners who are guilty of various violent crimes were not eligible, according to the embassy.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At one point in his teenage years, Diaz was publicly humiliated by the football team who forcefully shaved his curly hair.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Walz and Ellison were humiliated and could not account for their blundering.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even as workers reach a breaking point, many still feel ashamed to seek help from food banks or family, Finlay said.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Experts agree plastic surgery and other cosmetic procedures are nothing to be ashamed of and transparency from celebrities is critical to dismantling unhealthy beauty norms.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At the time, an FBI expert testified that a pubic hair found at the scene matched Duckett’s, although hair microscopy has since been discredited as an unreliable forensic method.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Still, the author's main argument wasn't totally discredited.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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Former head coach Brian Daboll’s charge to the medical tent and behavior towards one of the Giants’ doctors also embarrassed the team.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Tonight’s ceremony had none of the major dramatic mishaps that have both embarrassed the Academy Awards’ organizers and affirmed the event’s status as must-see live TV.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Shamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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