unashamed

[ uhn-uh-sheymd ]

adjective

1. not ashamed; not restrained by embarrassment or consciousness of moral guilt:

   a liar unashamed even after public disgrace.

2. open; unconcealed; unabashed:

   to eat with unashamed gusto.

unashamed

/ ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmɪdlɪ; ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmd /

adjective

1. lacking moral restraints
2. not embarrassed, contrite, or apologetic

Derived Forms

• ˌunaˈshamedness, noun
• unashamedly, adverb

Other Words From

• un·a·sham·ed·ly [uhn-, uh, -, shey, -mid-lee], adverb
• una·shamed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unashamed¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + ashamed

Example Sentences

Kemi Badenoch, the new Conservative boss, is unashamed in saying what the softer fringes of the Tory party has felt squeamish about until now.

From BBC

Now I’m very open about it, and I’m unashamed of it.

From Los Angeles Times

It sounds like who Trump is: his attention to detail, his willingness to subvert the rules, the way he wields money to enhance his power, and vice versa, and is utterly unashamed.

From Salon

“Including comps,” Daniels said, unashamed, clarifying that she meant “compilations.”

From Slate

They're mad that she is an unashamed cat lady, that she's more interested in being a superstar than a housewife, and, of course, that she is a Biden-endorsing liberal.

From Salon

Related Words

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