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sheepish

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

showing embarrassment from shame or self-consciousness

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In a sentence

Sheepish in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing sheepish in a sentence.

He gave a sheepish grin after forgetting her name.

Synonyms
abashedembarrassedbashful
Antonyms
brazenconfident
Common questions

Questions about “sheepish

Sheepish (adjective) means showing embarrassment from shame or self-consciousness
Here is sheepish used in an example sentence: "He gave a sheepish grin after forgetting her name."
Common synonyms for sheepish include abashed, embarrassed, bashful.
Antonyms of sheepish include brazen, confident.
Sheepish is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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