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Antonyms for shamelessness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : sheym-lis |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃeɪm lɪs |
Definition of shamelessness
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.
- As in audacity : noun arrogance, presumptuousness
- As in meanness : noun the quality of being mean
- As in rudeness : noun impoliteness
- As in audaciousness : noun impudence
- As in brashness : noun impudence
- As in brazenness : noun impudence
- As in nerviness : noun impudence
- As in overconfidence : noun impudence
- As in pertness : noun impudence
- As in presumptuousness : noun impudence
- As in pushiness : noun impudence
- As in sassiness : noun impudence
- As in sauciness : noun impudence
- As in uppishness : noun impudence
- As in uppityness : noun impudence
- As in effrontery : noun nerve, boldness
- Even when my shamelessness makes them not know where to look.
- Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind
- Your shamelessness is balanced with gold for you at every step.
- Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind
- The unconscious grip which the shamelessness of it all had over him was evidenced in what he did.
- Extract from : « The Bishop of Cottontown » by John Trotwood Moore
- In all shamelessness, he turned his back on the battle and ran for cover.
- Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London
- But he was shaking his head as he went, at my shamelessness, I suppose.
- Extract from : « The Prairie Child » by Arthur Stringer
- There was an appeal for pity in the eyes which had once been bright with shamelessness and sin.
- Extract from : « When It Was Dark » by Guy Thorne
- How did you ever get the shamelessness to break out of prison with such a wolf's face?!
- Extract from : « Pandora's Box » by Frank Wedekind
- “To be reviled and to feel no pain,” this is the Chinese ideal of shamelessness.
- Extract from : « Village Life in China » by Arthur H. Smith
- Howat couldn't point out the shamelessness of such an arrangement.
- Extract from : « The Three Black Pennys » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- Their credulity increases the narrators shamelessness; his shamelessness convinces their credulity.
- Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross
Synonyms for shamelessness
- abjection
- acrimony
- arrogance
- asperity
- assumption
- assurance
- audaciousness
- audacity
- avarice
- backtalk
- bad manners
- barbarity
- baseness
- beastliness
- bluntness
- boldness
- boorishness
- brashness
- brass
- brazenness
- cheek
- cheekiness
- churlishness
- chutzpa
- chutzpah
- closeness
- coarseness
- cockiness
- contemptibleness
- corruptness
- covetousness
- crudeness
- crudity
- crust
- debasement
- defiance
- degeneracy
- degradation
- discourtesy
- disdain
- disrepute
- disrespect
- disrespectfulness
- effrontery
- face
- familiarity
- flippancy
- forwardness
- frugality
- gall
- greed
- grossness
- guff
- guts
- gutsiness
- hardihood
- hardiness
- harshness
- hutzpa
- hutzpah
- ill-temper
- impertinence
- impudence
- impudency
- incivility
- infamy
- iniquity
- insolence
- intrusiveness
- irritability
- knavishness
- lip
- lowness
- malice
- malignity
- misbehavior
- miserliness
- moxie
- nerve
- nerviness
- officiousness
- overconfidence
- parsimony
- pertness
- pettiness
- presumption
- presumptuousness
- pushiness
- rapacity
- rashness
- rudeness
- sass
- sassiness
- sauce
- sauciness
- self-assurance
- self-confidence
- shamelessness
- sharpness
- smallmindedness
- smart talk
- sordidness
- spunk
- stinginess
- stuff
- tactlessness
- temerity
- ungraciousness
- unkindness
- unmannerliness
- unscrupulousness
- unworthiness
- vulgarity
- wickedness
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