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shameless

[ sheym-lis ]

/ ˈʃeɪm lɪs /

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adjective

lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.

insensible to disgrace.

showing no shame.

Origin of shameless

before 900; Middle English; Old English sceamlēas. See shame, -less

SYNONYMS FOR shameless

1 brazen, indecent, impudent, bold, unabashed, unashamed.

2 hardened, unprincipled, corrupt.

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ANTONYMS FOR shameless

1 modest.

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OTHER WORDS FROM shameless

shame·less·ly, adverb shame·less·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shameless

shameless shameful

Words nearby shameless

shame, shame on you, shamefaced, shamefast, shameful, shameless, shames, shamina, shamir, shamisen, shammai

Example sentences from the Web for shamelessly

Give the people more than what they want, she seems to shamelessly say with every belfie.

#FixTheInternet: The Hashtag That Beat Back Kim Kardashian’s Butt |Emily Shire |November 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yes, there is plenty to scoff about in a contest that panders so shamelessly to high-end fashion accessories and vanity fair.

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And so many usually skeptical scribes are shamelessly rooting for Twitter to succeed.

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Most egregiously, Krrish shamelessly steals from its predecessors.

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I still am probably subconsciously, shamelessly stealing from him, from watching that show.

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THAT is the real reason for all this pretended virtue that you shamelessly flaunt in men's faces.

Captain Fracasse |Theophile Gautier
At ten the Agent-General, who earns his salary, was shamelessly dozing on the sofa.

A Diversity of Creatures |Rudyard Kipling
I hope sometime it will be a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment, to display candy as shamelessly as it is done.

Diet and Health |Lulu Hunt Peters
No attempt was made to apply the money taken for the benefit of the parishes; it was shamefully and shamelessly squandered.

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Shamelessly—for the good of the cause—he set a trap for Billy's unwary feet.

Miss Billy's Decision |Eleanor H. Porter

British Dictionary definitions for shamelessly

shameless

/ (ˈʃeɪmlɪs) /

adjective

having no sense of shame; brazen

done without shame; without decency or modesty

Derived forms of shameless

shamelessly, adverb shamelessness, noun