unashamed

[uhn-uh-sheymd]

adjective

1. not ashamed; not restrained by embarrassment or consciousness of moral guilt.

   a liar unashamed even after public disgrace.

2. open; unconcealed; unabashed.

   to eat with unashamed gusto.

unashamed

/ ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmɪdlɪ, ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmd /

adjective

1. lacking moral restraints

2. not embarrassed, contrite, or apologetic

Other Word Forms

• unashamedly adverb
• unashamedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unashamed¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + ashamed

Example Sentences

As long as the Jewish state stands on the front lines of civilization, the United States must remain at its side, unwavering, unbowed and unashamed.

From Los Angeles Times

The Earl of Devon is what he calls an "unashamed" proponent of hereditary peers.

From BBC

Those protesting against the couple "were not nameless, faceless individuals", another user wrote on X. "They were people unafraid and unashamed of publicly displaying their bigotry and lsIamophobia."

From BBC

Kemi Badenoch, the new Conservative boss, is unashamed in saying what the softer fringes of the Tory party has felt squeamish about until now.

From BBC

Now I’m very open about it, and I’m unashamed of it.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• audacious 
• bold 
• brash 
• brazen 
• flagrant 
• high-handed 
• immoral 
• improper 
• outrageous 
• rude 
• unabashed 
• unprincipled 
• wanton