unabashedly

American  

[uhn-uh-bash-id-lee] / ˌʌn əˈbæʃ ɪd li /

adverb

1. without apology, embarrassment, or defensiveness; unashamedly.

   They look at Social Security and Medicare with enormous gratitude, and unabashedly admit that they don't know how they'd survive without that help.

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Etymology

Origin of unabashedly

unabashed ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

“We unabashedly use our creativity and innovation,” said Kate LaGere, co-founder of the Mahjong Line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“It asks a lot of people to try to step into a world like this one,” the actor says of the unabashedly histrionic screenplay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In a time where LGBTQ+ stories and diversity in Hollywood have plummeted, Heated Rivalry's breakout success has unearthed the hunger for not only an unabashedly queer story, but also a universally, endearingly human one.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

And sure, maybe falling head-over-heels for something so unabashedly beige — so simple, so structurally unseduced by aesthetics — makes me a bit of a try-hard.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

A middle-aged couple sitting on a bench by the front door gawks unabashedly.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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