What are some opposite words for shame?

Antonyms for shame
ʃeɪmshame

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 2 votes

  1. shame

    Any sense of inferiority abashes, with or without the sense of wrong. The poor are abashed at the splendor of wealth, the ignorant at the learning of the wise. "I might have been abashed by their authority." Gladstone Homeric Synchron., p. 72. [Harper & Bros. '76.] To confuse is to bring into a state of mental bewilderment; to confound is to overwhelm the mental faculties; to daunt is to subject to a certain degree of fear. Embarrass is a strong word, signifying primarily hamper, hinder, impede. A solitary thinker may be confused by some difficulty in a subject, or some mental defect; one is embarrassed in the presence of others, and because of their presence. Confusion is of the intellect, embarrassment of the feelings. A witness may be embarrassed by annoying personalities, so as to become confused in statements. To mortify a person is to bring upon him a painful sense of humiliation, whether because of his own or another's fault or failure. A pupil is confused by a perplexing question, a general confounded by overwhelming defeat. A hostess is discomposed by the tardiness of guests, a speaker disconcerted by a failure of memory. The criminal who is not abashed at detection may be daunted by the officer's weapon. Sudden joy may bewilder, but will not abash. The true worshiper is humbled rather than abashed before God. The parent is mortified by the child's rudeness, the child abashed at the parent's reproof. The embarrassed speaker finds it difficult to proceed. The mob is overawed by the military, the hypocrite shamed by exposure. "A man whom no denial, no scorn could abash." Fielding Amelia bk. iii, ch. 9, p. 300. [Bell & Sons '71.] Compare CHAGRIN; HINDER.

    Antonyms:
    animate, buoy, cheer, embolden, encourage, inspirit, rally, uphold

    Synonyms:
    abash, bewilder, chagrin, confound, confuse, daunt, discompose, disconcert, dishearten, embarrass, humble, humiliate, mortify, overawe

Princeton's WordNet4.5 / 2 votes

  1. shamenoun

    a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

    Synonyms:
    ignominy, disgrace, pity

  2. shame, disgrace, ignominynoun

    a state of dishonor

    "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"

    Synonyms:
    ignominy, disgrace, pity

  3. pity, shameverb

    an unfortunate development

    "it's a pity he couldn't do it"

    Synonyms:
    disgrace, ignominy, ruth, commiseration, pathos, pity, compassion

  4. dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shameverb

    bring shame or dishonor upon

    "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

    Synonyms:
    violate, put down, discredit, dishonor, demean, ravish, attaint, take down, outrage, assault, rape, dishonour, disgrace, degrade

  5. shameverb

    compel through a sense of shame

    "She shamed him into making amends"

    Synonyms:
    dishonor, attaint, dishonour, disgrace

  6. shameverb

    cause to be ashamed

    Synonyms:
    dishonor, attaint, dishonour, disgrace

  7. shameverb

    surpass or beat by a wide margin

    Synonyms:
    dishonor, attaint, dishonour, disgrace

How to use shame in a sentence?

  1. Rick Pitino:

    The shame of it [is I] can’t even enjoy a win, the piling on is incredible.

  2. Max Verstappen:

    Unfortunately, I didn't get a good lap because the tires were not ready. During the second push-lap, I made a mistake out of turn four, where I went a bit too wide and lost the rear, losing quite a lot of time, it's a shame but I can't change any of this now. I look forward to tomorrow, my first ever Formula one race. The car is working well and hopefully we will be able to score some points as we have a good race pace.

  3. Actress Laura Benanti:

    The pain of losing a pregnancy is hard enough, but we’re only as sick as our secrets and having to keep quiet about something so painful, to me, is an unnecessary source of added pain, i felt a sense of shame.

  4. Nicholas Schmidt:

    I think people feel a bit of despair, i get a sense that going forward we are going to be seeing a lot of very bright Argentine candidates. It's a shame for Argentina.

  5. Paul Casey:

    It’s a shame. It was the best drive I hit all day.

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