unabashedly
- adverb
- /ˌʌnəˈbæʃɪdli/
- And just as unabashedly, Mira rose from where she sat and came around to him.
He touched all the third rails unabashedly, cleverly.
- He touched all the third rails unabashedly, cleverly.
- That is that is enough for me to love him unabashedly.
- They are unabashedly vain in the USI think vain has this negative connotation.
- Like, I don't think I would have just, I, I wouldn't be so unabashedly whatever you would call me.
- And, and unabashedly don't be backwards about going forwards or what does that mean?
Examples
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But there, smack in the middle of it all, sat an unabashedly populist hit song, a love song... a song that in years to come would be covered by Garth Brooks, of all people.
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When did you get to be so unabashedly romantic?
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But you can only generate buzz when you unabashedly put yourself on the line.
Blog text (24) -
And their films, like the people themselves, are overtly and unabashedly sentimental.
Fiction book (1991) -
Whatever the answer to it may be, one thing is certain: Dante is an intensely and unabashedly political writer.
Academic text (1997) -
One notable exception here is George Santayana, who unabashedly noted his participation in tourist activities.
Academic text (1994) -
Within academe, the connection between work and learning is most unabashedly acknowledged, embraced, and reinforced in community colleges.
Academic text (1997) -
On the balcony opposite theirs, an unabashedly fat bikini-clad mom strode up to her wood rail.
Fiction book (2000) -
Fantaisie Impromptu was a lavish piece, unabashedly pretty, with an extravagant number of notes.
Fiction book (1998) -
She unabashedly expressed her feelings during the movie, without worrying about what others thought.
Synonyms
To say or do things without hiding feelings
In a clear honest way, saying what you think
In a very obvious and shameless way that offends people
Act in a confident, brave way without fear or hesitation
Used to say something is completely honest without exaggeration
In an open and public way
Directly and openly, without hiding or delay
In a way that shows a person is sure and not afraid
In an honest, direct way without hiding your true thoughts
To say something plainly without hiding feelings
In a way that shows no shame
In a bold way without shame
In a clear open way that shows no regret or shame
In a direct and honest way without hiding anything
Completely direct with no doubt or excuse
In a way that shows the person is not embarrassed
Completely and without holding back
Without showing surprise or worry
In an open and clear way, as when someone says or admits something
Without feeling embarrassed or ashamed
Openly and without shame
Without holding back feelings or actions
In a complete and direct way, without any doubt
In a direct and bold way
Antonyms
How Embarrassed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unabashedly breaks down into un- ('not'), abashed (from the idea of being 'ashamed' or 'embarrassed', and related to the common word bashful) and -ly (which makes it an adverb). So, to act unabashedly is to do something 'not embarrassed' or without shame.