unabashed

Examples

• All

• But Brennan and Marshall were unabashed liberals whose views on capital punishment were often dismissed as extreme.

  Academic text (1994)

• The children weep openly, unabashed, but even Chuck succumbs, a father figure reduced, momentarily, to their own level.

  Fiction book (1998)

• We are unabashed advocates of open educational resources, but we are concerned about the future.

  Academic text (2006)

• His brilliant, unabashed smile makes me think that he's been watching me watch for a while.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The wine will always whisper into your mouth with complete, unabashed honesty, every time you take a sip.

  A Good Year (2006)

• When she laughed, it was full and rich, concluding with an unabashed snort.

  Fiction book (1997)

• In Mrs. Pendleton's eyes, there was the glint of unabashed curiosity.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The straightforward sincerity and unabashed optimism of Bennett's singing are its most immediately distinctive characteristics.

  Academic text (2011)

• Julia Alvidrez, Gawker Media's operations manager, is an unabashed fan of Bill Simmons and everything Grantland.

  Blog text (19)

• New York City artist Mary Joan Waid is unabashed in her love of color.

Synonyms

C

candid

vsunabashed

83 4.6

Open and honest, telling the truth even when it is hard

is about confidence and ignoring judgment rather than mainly telling truth

O

outspoken

vsunabashed

78 4.2

To speak freely and directly about opinions or feelings

is more about not feeling shame than just speaking opinions

B

brazen

vsunabashed

37 7.3

Showing no shame or respect for rules

is confident without implying disrespect or intentional rudeness

F

forthright

vsunabashed

32 5.5

Being direct and honest when talking or acting

is about confident lack of concern for others' views, not only blunt honesty

U

unapologetic

vsunabashed

16 6.4

Not sorry for something you did or said

is about confidence and lack of shame, not the absence of regret

U

uninhibited

vsunabashed

15 6.9

Expressing feelings and thoughts freely without embarrassment

is about confident lack of shame rather than mere freedom to act

A

avowed

vsunabashed

• Formal

11 6.5

Said in public and not hidden

is about personal confidence and unaffected feelings rather than a public declaration

U

unashamed

vsunabashed

6 4.6

Not sorry or embarrassed about what you do

is more about staying confident and ignoring others' opinions

B

bald-faced

vsunabashed

• Informal

5 7.4

Clearly not hidden and showing no shame

is confident without being blatant or deliberately obvious and rude

U

unselfconscious

vsunabashed

2 7.0

Not worried about how you look and acting naturally with other people

is about confidence and resisting others' opinions rather than simple naturalness

U

unembarrassed

vsunabashed

1 5.0

Not feeling shy or awkward and acting calm and confident

is broader, not only calm but also openly unaffected by judgments

B

brazen-faced

vsunabashed

8.8

Showing no shame and acting very boldly

is a neutral confidence rather than a provocative lack of respect

F

free-spoken

vsunabashed

• Archaic

7.1

Speaking in a direct and open way without hiding opinions

is about confident lack of embarrassment, not only direct speaking style

A

apert

vsunabashed

• Archaic

9.9

Honest and open when speaking or acting

is modern confident lack of shame, not merely old-fashioned frankness

Antonyms

A

ashamed

504 1.0

Feeling embarrassed and guilty about something you did or failed to do

How Embarrassed

mortified

10 4.9

embarrassed

145 1.1

self-conscious

61 4.6

unabashed

13 7.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology