1
: having no shame : insensible to disgrace
a shameless braggart
2
: showing lack of shame
the shameless exploitation of workers
shamelessly
adverb
shamelessness
noun
Examples of shameless in a Sentence
The actor made a shameless plug for his movie.
a shameless display of poor sportsmanship
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But Trump’s displays of cognitive lapses have in many cases been eclipsed by his shameless, chronic lying.
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Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 5 July 2024
The Kremlin is shameless in its rhetoric, and no one in Putin’s circle cares about narrative coherence.
—Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2023
Martinez called Mejia a shameless perjurer who became a government witness only after reviewing the evidence against him and realizing he was caught dead to rights for his own crimes.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
No, the most shameless campaigning—virtually all of it happening just off-stage and with a shouted whisper—is that for prime gigs should President Joe Biden prevail in his re-election bid.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 June 2024
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Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 5 July 2024
The Kremlin is shameless in its rhetoric, and no one in Putin’s circle cares about narrative coherence.
—Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2023
Martinez called Mejia a shameless perjurer who became a government witness only after reviewing the evidence against him and realizing he was caught dead to rights for his own crimes.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
No, the most shameless campaigning—virtually all of it happening just off-stage and with a shouted whisper—is that for prime gigs should President Joe Biden prevail in his re-election bid.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 June 2024
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“Shameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameless. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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shameless
adjective
shame·less
ˈshām-ləs 
1
: having no shame
2
: showing lack of shame
shamelessly
adverb
shamelessness
noun
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