as in guilty
suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
was ashamed that she had lied to the interviewer wearing a very ashamed look
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Recent Examples of ashamed
The mom finally revealed that her daughter was taking weight loss supplements but had been too ashamed to say so.
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Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Not by feeling ashamed, but not by ignoring or forgetting the history either.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
Be ashamed and humiliated and would have apologized.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
There’s nothing to be ashamed of.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Not by feeling ashamed, but not by ignoring or forgetting the history either.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
Be ashamed and humiliated and would have apologized.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
There’s nothing to be ashamed of.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ashamed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashamed
guilty
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The records pulled back a curtain on favor-trading and frank communications in a chummy elite that looked past Epstein's 2008 guilty plea to solicitating prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Prisoners who are guilty of various violent crimes were not eligible, according to the embassy.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Ashamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashamed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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