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unabashedly

[uhn-uh-bash-id-lee] / ˌʌn əˈbæʃ ɪd li /
ADVERB
openly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blatantly brazenly candidly flagrantly forthrightly fully honestly plainly publicly readily simply unashamedly willingly
WEAK
aboveboard artlessly frankly in broad daylight in full view in public in the open ingenuously naively naturally shamelessly straight under one's nose unhesitatingly unreservedly wantonly warts and all without pretense without reserve
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incompletely
WEAK
secretly shamefully
ADVERB
rudely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bluntly crudely harshly
STRONG
discourteously
WEAK
barbarously boorishly brazenly coarsely contemptuously crassly curtly disrespectfully imprudently indecently indecorously insolently loudly roughly sassily sharply snootily tactlessly uncivilly uncouthly ungraciously vulgarly
Antonyms
WEAK
civilly courteously politely suavely
ADVERB
shamelessly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
openly
STRONG
unashamedly
WEAK
audaciously boldly immodestly unblushingly

Example Sentences

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked his 100th day in office on Sunday with a rally to tout early successes and vow to follow through on his unabashedly "socialist" agenda.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Wouldn’t you want to hang out with the guy unabashedly wearing a hat with a prehistoric creature bursting out of each end?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

In a time where LGBTQ+ stories and diversity in Hollywood have plummeted, Heated Rivalry's breakout success has unearthed the hunger for not only an unabashedly queer story, but also a universally, endearingly human one.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The movie is, among other things, very specifically and unabashedly Canadian, and made with evident love for its city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Joe and the other boys rushed back to the rails, waving their flags now, unabashedly taking up the chant: “Ray! Ray! Ray! For the USA!”

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown