List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words -
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SYNONYMS:
shameless, brazen, barefaced, brash, impudent, unblushing.
These adjectives apply to people and personal behavior that are in defiance of
social or moral proprieties and are marked by a bold lack of shame.
Shameless
implies a lack of modesty, sense of decency, or regard for the rights or
feelings of others: a shameless liar; a shameless accusation.
Brazen
suggests flagrant, insolent audacity: a brazen impostor; brazen arrogance.
Barefaced
specifies undisguised brazenness: a barefaced hypocrite; a barefaced lie.
Brash
stresses impetuousness, lack of tact, and often crass indifference to
consequences or to considerations of decency: A brash newcomer disputed the
age-old rules for admission to the club.
Impudent
suggests offensive boldness or effrontery: an impudent student; an impudent
misrepresentation.
Unblushing
implies an inappropriate lack of shame or embarrassment: an unblushing
apologist for fascism; unblushing obsequiousness.
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