sheepishly
Definitions
In a manner showing embarrassment or shame, often due to having done something foolish or wrong.
With a shy, bashful, or timid demeanor.
Examples
He smiled sheepishly when he realized he had been wearing his shirt inside out all day.
After breaking the vase, the toddler looked up at his mother sheepishly and apologized.
Synonyms
bashfully shyly timidly meekly self-consciously diffidently embarrassedly
Antonyms
boldly confidently brazenly shamelessly assertively audaciously defiantly