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as in unabashed
not embarrassed or ashamed
unashamed of her religious beliefs and values
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as in ruthless
not sorry for having done wrong
even after being convicted of housing violations, the slumlord remained as unashamed as ever
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Recent Examples of unashamed
October 7 Derailed Abraham Accords Kraft, like many Americans, is an unashamed supporter of Israel.
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Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Online, people shared reactions, from heart emoji to unashamed thirst posts.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Parson’s future fashion leaders used riotous, unashamed, almost unruly brightness — fused with enormous amounts of structure, substance, and intent.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
What’s different, after 25 years of all that freshly unashamed ABBA love, is that our wistful nostalgia isn’t just for ABBA anymore.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
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Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Online, people shared reactions, from heart emoji to unashamed thirst posts.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Parson’s future fashion leaders used riotous, unashamed, almost unruly brightness — fused with enormous amounts of structure, substance, and intent.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
What’s different, after 25 years of all that freshly unashamed ABBA love, is that our wistful nostalgia isn’t just for ABBA anymore.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unashamed
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The president of the United States made an unabashed threat of genocide.—
Ciera Bates-Chamberlain,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The unabashed proclamation of championship aspirations.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
18 Apr. 2026
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Sure, he’s driven by vengeance and ruthless in his pursuit, but — without spoiling anything — his motivation is clouded at best, misplaced at worst.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Michael’s brother Sonny (James Caan) becomes the de facto crime boss as the Corleones prosecute a turf war against their rivals, and Michael eventually emerges as the new, and much more ruthless boss, much to the horror of his wife, Kay (Diane Keaton).—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
29 Apr. 2026
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The proud Westeros family of dragonlords have always been intent on making things bend to their (fair-haired, dragon-loving) will, even when the chips were down.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Apr. 2026
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Gordon Ramsay is one proud dad as daughter Tilly Ramsay completes the TCS London Marathon on April 26 in London.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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And then there's Alden Ehrenreich, who plays the part of our infuriating, unrepentant a-hole.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
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All came adorned and unrepentant in their right to adornment.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Wendy Eisenberg of Wendy Eisenberg is newly unafraid of love songs, or at least unembarrassed by their proclamations.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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His light, slurring, hornlike, Al Green-ish singing now melted into the rest of his watery compositions, making the lyrics hard to hear but his great reservoir of unembarrassed feeling impossible to miss.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2025
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But this is a pretty shameless rip off of an internet classic.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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This is, truly, a totally shameless and self-aggrandizing effort on the part of Mayor Trantalis and Commissioner Glassman.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The hours of evidence shown to jurors Wednesday came as prosecutors used opening statements to paint Horner as calculating, violent and remorseless in the killing of Athena.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The 20-year-old American may have exited to a mostly remorseless serving performance from No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev, but this Australian Open undoubtedly made even more people in tennis take notice of his talent.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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In what neatly encapsulates the uncomfortable, rude, thin-skinned yet cruel, sarcastic and ultimately juvenile communication style of his online brood, the leader of the pack started with — what else — Lawrence’s looks.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Every day in New York City, thousands of home attendants are being forced to work cruel 24-hour shifts while being paid for only 13 of those hours.—
Christopher Marte,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Unashamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unashamed. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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