COMPUNCTIOUS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

compunctious

adjective

as in ashamed

feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done he appeared not the least bit compunctious about ditching his friends at the restaurant and leaving them to pay the bill

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Adjective

Later, Pryor’s widow Jennifer confirmed the rumor, telling TMZ that her late husband was always open about his bisexuality with friends and would not be ashamed that the relationship was revealed publicly.

Stephanie Petit, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
In Horse Crazy, Indiana’s first and best novel, his unnamed narrator invites a prospective boyfriend to his similarly cluttered apartment and feels ashamed—not of its mess, exactly, but of the sheer number of books on his shelves.

Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024

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