unregenerate

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adjective

Which cannot be transformed in mind and spirit.

“The unregenerate human state.”

Similar
stubbornobstinatebloody-mindedcantankerousbolshystroppybullheadedbullet-headed
Opposite
regenerate
OriginEnglish regenerate ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunregenerate (comparative more unregenerate, superlative most unregenerate)

comparative more unregenerate · superlative most unregenerate

  1. Which cannot be transformed in mind and spirit.

    The unregenerate human state.

  2. Stubborn.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

Similar
stubbornobstinatebloody-mindedcantankerousbolshystroppybullheadedbullet-headedpigheadeddoggeddourpersistent

adjectivenot reformed morally or spiritually

Similar
unregeneratedcussedobdurateobstinateimpenitentunconvertedunpersuaded
Opposite
regenerate

adjectiveunrepentant and incapable of being reformed

Similar
unreformableincorrigible
Also see
bloody-mindedbullet-headedbullheadedcantankerouscontrariouscross-grainedcusseddetermineddoggeddourhardheadedimpenitentincorrigiblemulishobdurateobstinatepersistentpertinaciouspigheadedstiff-neckedstrong-mindedstrong-willedstroppystubborntenaciousunconvertedunpersuadedunreformableunregeneratedunrepentantunyielding

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishregenerate
  9. Englishunregenerate

From un- + regenerate.

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Cite this entry
APA

unregenerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unregenerate

MLA

“unregenerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unregenerate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unregenerate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unregenerate.

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