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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
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.
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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
It was cringe of her to dare try something so shameless only to lack follow-through in the execution.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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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
It was cringe of her to dare try something so shameless only to lack follow-through in the execution.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameless
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Lindal remains Libertyville’s unabashed defensive stopper.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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Both musicals are an unabashed testament to the power of love and honoring your true self.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Rendezvous Views The Island has been infused with an abundance of Bars, and now every opportunist is out to hit the jackpot including the ruthless crime kingpin Fletcher Kane.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Yet in 2016-17, free from midweek continental trips, Conte’s side stormed to the title with 93 points, spearheaded by a ruthless Diego Costa.—
Conor O'Neill,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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So for him, super proud of him and for him first and foremost.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Mar. 2025
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Angie Stone was proud to be an Honorary Member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Even then, the final late twist with the penalty felt particularly cruel.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, Still Alice highlights the cruel nature of the illness, where a person can still feel present while simultaneously losing pieces of themselves, creating a unique kind of grief.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 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
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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
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People who were utterly unrepentant for assaulting law enforcement.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
26 Jan. 2025
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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 10 Mar. 2025.
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