shameless

[ sheym-lis ]

adjective

1. lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.

   Synonyms: unabashed, bold, impudent, indecent, brazen, unashamed

   Antonyms: modest

2. insensible to disgrace.

   Synonyms: corrupt, unprincipled, hardened

3. showing no shame.

shameless

/ ˈʃeɪmlɪs /

adjective

1. having no sense of shame; brazen
2. done without shame; without decency or modesty

Derived Forms

• ˈshamelessness, noun
• ˈshamelessly, adverb

Other Words From

• shameless·ly adverb
• shameless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shameless¹

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

Example Sentences

Mullin said he was open to voting for someone he had previously described as a shameless pervert.

From Salon

When it looked like Project 2025 might hurt him politically, Trump, shameless as usual, said he knew nothing about it.

From Salon

South Korea's Democratic Party, the opposition to Yoon's conservative People Power Party, at the time labelled the president's "shameless attitude" as "hopeless".

From BBC

Her predecessor, Hunt, said she would “fool absolutely no one” and accused her of a “shameless attempt” to lay the groundwork for tax rises in her upcoming Budget.

From BBC

Combs’ attorney Erica Wolf has also described the book as ”fake,” “offensive” and “a shameless attempt to profit from tragedy.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• audacious
• bold
• brash
• brazen
• flagrant
• high-handed
• immoral
• improper
• outrageous
• rude
• unabashed
• unprincipled
• wanton