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
- 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
- abandoned
- arrant
- audacious
- barefaced
- bold
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- cheeky
- depraved
- dissolute
- flagrant
- forward
- hardened
- high-handed
- immodest
- immoral
- improper
- impudent
- incorrigible
- insolent
- lewd
- outrageous
- overbold
- presumptuous
- profligate
- reprobate
- rude
- unabashed
- unashamed
- unblushing
- unchaste
- unprincipled
- wanton
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