Synonyms for shameless
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Blameless — not subject to other people’s shaming or reproach
2. Abandoned
abandoned, unprincipled, vile, vicious, graceless, corrupt, profligate, dissolute, indecent, sinful, reprobate, obdurate, hardened, seared, depraved, immoral, incorrigible, wicked, arrant dated
3. Unabashed
unabashed, brazen, unashamed, impudent, immodest, audacious, swaggering, bold, cool, unblushing, abashless formal, insolent, brassy
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not subject to other people’s shaming or reproach.
Near-synonyms: blameless, unblameable
- adj. 2
Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
Related words
- Word family
- shamelessly shamelessness
Example sentences
- unprincipled Do you think Tom is unprincipled?
- graceless The graceless lummox stumbled into the room, knocking over a lamp on his way in.
- unabashed An unabashed scumbag like you wouldn't understand.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shameless | rising | |
| unprincipled | steady | |
| graceless | steady | |
| unabashed | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cool1, bold1, vile1
- 6 letters
- wicked2, sinful2, brazen2, seared1, brassy2, arrant2
- 7 letters
- corrupt2, vicious2, immoral3
- 8 letters
- hardened2, indecent3, depraved2, insolent3, impudent, immodest, obdurate3
- 9 letters
- abandoned3, audacious3, blameless2, unabashed3, unashamed3, dissolute, reprobate3, graceless2, abashless
- 10 letters
- profligate3, swaggering3, unblushing, unblamable
- 11 letters
- unshameable
- 12 letters
- incorrigible5, unprincipled4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wicked2 = 2 syllables).