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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