UNBLUSHING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

unblushing

adjective

ˌən-ˈblə-shiŋ

Definition of unblushing

as in unabashed

not embarrassed or ashamed an unblushing patriotism that is manifested in the family's public display of the flag

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Adjective

And my wife, Amisha, who had never seemed so tired, had also never looked so full of unabashed love.

— Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
The exploitation of racial divides, the mass rallies, the storming of the Capitol, the blurring of truth and reality, the unabashed abuse of government power to the ends of ethnic cleansing, which becomes systemic, institutionalized, and accepted.

— Daniel Peña, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of unabashed

Adjective

Her sincerity, combined with her slow Texas drawl, had an unembarrassed, guileless quality to it.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
The Wendy Eisenberg of Wendy Eisenberg is newly unafraid of love songs, or at least unembarrassed by their proclamations.

— Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of unembarrassed

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The music factory that made Eighties radio such a kick — with all its hype, tinsel, hairspray, and shameless artifice — was finally out of gas.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
Warriors fans might just have to stomach a few shameless foul-baiting antics in a late back-to-back in Oklahoma City.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of shameless

Adjective

The locker real estate in the team’s second arena was something the proud parent didn’t even consider as part of his son’s Heat takeover.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Musk’s forthright, crusty dad Errol sounds almost proud that something was bullied out of his son, but the movie avoids filling out that traumatic childhood.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of proud

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