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shameless

American  
[sheym-lis] / ˈʃeɪm lɪs /

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 British  
/ ˈʃeɪmlɪs /

adjective

  1. having no sense of shame; brazen

  2. done without shame; without decency or modesty

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • shamelessly adverb
  • shamelessness noun

Etymology

Origin of shameless

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

Example Sentences

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The only thing more mortifying than a shameless stunt fight is knowing you’re shameless enough to watch it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds said the waste dumping was "orchestrated by a group of shameless crooks".

From BBC

US media has been less enthusiastic in its reviews, with The Atlantic calling the documentary a "disgrace" and the Variety trade magazine describing it as a "shameless infomercial."

From Barron's

"The Bwlch Mountain is home to breathtaking scenery that is world renowned – unfortunately, there are some shameless people who decide to fly-tip and dump their waste, spoiling it for the majority," the council said.

From BBC

She called the decision to exclude her a "blatant and shameless act of anti-Palestinian racism and censorship" and the attempt to link her with the Bondi attack "despicable".

From BBC