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unashamed

unashamed

6 4.6
Not sorry or embarrassed about what you do
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmd/
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  • She was unashamed to express her opinions during the meeting.
  • naked and unashamed
  • unashamed and unafraid
  • proud and unashamed

Examples

  • Nonetheless, if that is their opinion and standard, they should stand by it, unashamed.

    Blog text (9)
  • Their unashamed deviance earned a range of reactions from the crowd, some cheering and others booing.

    Academic text (2013)
  • How he seems so unashamed, so "in his skin," moving with such strength and grace.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • It's like getting rid of this burden, and now I can move forward with my life, you know, naked and unashamed.

  • If it must be done, then let us do it unashamed... and unafraid.

  • As she walked, she held her head high, unashamed and unafraid.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • However, I am unashamed to be pro-life; it identifies who I am.

    Blog text (5)
  • Many of the women in the office were unashamed about the means they employed to offset suburban ennui.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Snatches of conversation cut through the din, and Emile listened, unashamed.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Exploring the island, they found Tahitian girls, artless and unashamed, splashing in the streams.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

shameless
vsunashamed
61 3.3

Not feeling embarrassed or sorry after doing something wrong

is lack of shame without necessarily implying wrongdoing or lack of remorse
unapologetic
vsunashamed
16 6.4

Not sorry for something you did or said

focuses on not feeling shame or embarrassment rather than on regret or apology
unabashed
vsunashamed
13 7.0

Not embarrassed about what you say or do

is simply not ashamed, without implying outward confidence against others
unembarrassed
vsunashamed
1 5.0

Not feeling shy or awkward and acting calm and confident

describes a lack of shame without the extra calm confidence in awkward situations
unblushing
vsunashamed
8.0

Not feeling or showing shame about something you do

is the neutral absence of shame without the blunt or obvious tone
unmortified
vsunashamed
7.9

Feeling no embarrassment or shame in a situation

is the general absence of shame rather than contrast with expected feelings
brazen-faced
vsunashamed
8.8

Showing no shame and acting very boldly

is absence of shame without the added boldness or rule breaking attitude

Antonyms

504 1.0

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

145 1.1

Feeling awkward, shy, or ashamed because of something you did

How Ashamed

mortified
10 4.9
ashamed
504 1.0
embarrassed
145 1.1
unashamed
6 4.6

Surface Forms

unashamed positive
unashameder comparative
unashamedest superlative

Morphology

unashamed = ashamed (transparent) = un + ashamed

Standard negation: 'un-' simply reverses the meaning of the adjective 'ashamed', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Unashamed combines the prefix un- meaning 'not' with ashamed meaning 'feeling shame'. So, unashamed describes someone who does not feel or show shame, like a person who speaks openly about their past without hiding.