unabashed
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of unabashed
Explanation
To be unabashed is to be unembarrassed. When you're unabashed, you're confident and proud. You're letting it all hang out. Unabashed describes how good you feel about something. If you're an unabashed Red Sox fan, you're a proud Red Sox fan. If you're an unabashed patriot, you totally love your country — and wear clothing featuring bald eagles and the American flag. This word is the opposite of abashed, which means embarrassed. If you feel bad about something, then you really can't be unabashed.
Vocabulary lists containing unabashed
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Example Sentences
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It’s rare for any TV news outfit to call out its own regulators in such an unabashed manner.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
She was an unabashed booster of the glossy L.A. that became synonymous with a rising creative elite whose élan and narcissism she found irresistible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
So unabashed, in fact, that his earnestness makes a familiar allegory take on powerful new resonance, as if Spielberg were trying to convey that humanity can still have a do-over.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, announcing sanctions against her in July last year, said she has "spewed unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism and open contempt for the United States, Israel and the West."
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Unblinking and unabashed, they stared up at her.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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