Antonyms for shameless

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sheym-lis

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃeɪm lɪs

Definition of shameless

Origin : Old English scamleas "shameless, impudent, immodest;" see shame (n.) + -less. Related: Shamelessly; shamelessness. Cf. Old Norse skammlauss, Dutch schaamteloos, Old High German scamalos, German schamlos.

adj corrupt, indecent

Example sentences :

Wretched Man, who is shameless enough to admit that he likes it.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various

No bribe—and he was shameless in his offers—could wring more than that from her.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

She didn't want anything to do with such a shameless baggage.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

But, as we are at our wits' end, suppose that we do a shameless thing?
Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato

But the shameless Armfelt sucked in a breath of understanding.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

He shall have nothing more to fear for his shameless boosting.
Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind

This situation was too complicated to be entrusted to a cynical or shameless hope.
Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

I suppose all the world knows our Rita for a shameless girl.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

In what does Nyssia now differ from the most shameless hetaira, from the vilest of courtesans?
Extract from : « King Candaules » by Thophile Gautier

The word "Truth" has been introduced in the most shameless fashion.
Extract from : « Personality in Literature » by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James

Synonyms for shameless

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