as in unabashed
not embarrassed or ashamed
he seemed thoroughly unembarrassed by his sycophantic behavior at the company party
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Recent Examples of unembarrassed
Del Rey’s feathery croon was totally wrong for the song, which calls for an unembarrassed quality that’s not part of her whole deal.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Who better, then, to pry Eve loose than a rangy, rakish music journalist (Benjamin Bratt) whose game includes unironic hat-wearing and — like a dispiriting number of men in his age bracket — the unembarrassed deployment of Stephen Stills lyrics?
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The strippers are rock-star parts, gloriously unembarrassed, scene-stealers if ever there were any.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Domingo replies, practically batting his eyelashes, unembarrassed to ask me to expand on my compliment.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Who better, then, to pry Eve loose than a rangy, rakish music journalist (Benjamin Bratt) whose game includes unironic hat-wearing and — like a dispiriting number of men in his age bracket — the unembarrassed deployment of Stephen Stills lyrics?
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The strippers are rock-star parts, gloriously unembarrassed, scene-stealers if ever there were any.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Domingo replies, practically batting his eyelashes, unembarrassed to ask me to expand on my compliment.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unembarrassed
Adjective
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Younger shoppers seem unabashed in their love of the spectacle and sparkle, the glamour of the lingerie, notes CEO Hillary Super.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her unabashed personal expression at the pinnacle of American women’s skating is quite radical.—
Jasmine Wynn,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Playing in this year's Super Bowl was Rockwall legend Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and the Rockwall community couldn't be prouder of him, holding a watch party in his honor.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Patriots’ defense, however, should stand proud after Sunday’s contest.—
Doug Kyed,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In unashamed authoritarian fashion, the university barred journalists from the campus just before the police raid, and threatened their own student journalists with arrest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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There have also been numerous shore leave adventures and unashamed comedy outings where the protagonists' actions have little bearing on the universe beyond their starship hull.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Utah was sitting on a mountain of draft picks and decided that enough shameless tanking is enough — after this year, anyway.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trevor is delightfully shameless in his mediocrity.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Unembarrassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unembarrassed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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