Synonyms of shaming

shaming

verb

present participle of shame

as in humiliating

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

shamed the family name with his conviction for embezzlement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliating
• discrediting
• embarrassing
• disgracing
• degrading
• dishonoring
• insulting
• humbling
• debasing
• demeaning
• confusing
• criticizing
• rattling
• cheapening
• abasing
• lowering
• chastening
• fouling
• ridiculing
• taking down
• diminishing
• belittling
• sinking
• mortifying
• minimizing
• disparaging
• smirching
• slandering
• disconcerting
• condemning
• maligning
• discounting
• decrying
• castigating
• detracting
• defaming
• libelling
• libeling
• discomfiting
• discountenancing
• depreciating
• flustering
• defiling
• confounding
• denouncing
• affronting
• fazing
• censuring
• bad-mouthing
• crying down
• abashing
• writing off
• nonplussing
• nonplusing
• damning
• execrating
• putting down
• reprobating
• reprehending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevating
• praising
• honoring
• exalting
• recognizing
• acknowledging
• aggrandizing
• celebrating
• deifying
• commending
• canonizing
• citing
• cheering
• applauding
• congratulating
• complimenting
• lauding
• saluting
• hailing
• extolling
• decorating
• boasting
• eulogizing
• touting
• acclaiming
• highlighting
• promoting
• glorifying
• spotlighting
• lifting
• dignifying
• feting
• raising
• enshrining
• ennobling
• magnifying
• advancing
• fêting
• playing up
• enthroning
• upgrading
• boosting
• uplifting
• idealizing
• romanticizing
• enskying

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Recent Examples of shaming

Shift focus to united problem-solving over blaming or shaming. —Kinga Vajda, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024