List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 350

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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