unrepentant

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/ˌʌn.ɹəˈpɛn.tənt/

adjective

Feeling or showing no sorrow or regret for wrongdoing.

Similar
impenitentunbowedunreformedrecidivisticunremorsefulcussedobdurateobstinate
Opposite
penitentrepentantremorsefulapologeticcontrite
OriginEnglish repentant ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunrepentant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFeeling or showing no sorrow or regret for wrongdoing.

    TfL is unrepentant about the loss of car parking around the Grade 2-listed station, which is reduced to just 47 places, including 12 for the disabled.

    2022 February 23, “Network News: TfL sells car park for housing”, in RAIL, number 951, page 21

    Synonyms: impenitent, unbowed, unreformed, recidivistic · Antonyms: penitent, repentant, remorseful, penitent, repentant, apologetic, contrite, guilt-ridden

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFeeling or showing no sorrow or regret for wrongdoing.

Similar
impenitentunbowedunreformedrecidivistic
Opposite
penitentrepentantremorsefulpenitentrepentantapologeticcontriteguilt-ridden

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot penitent or remorseful

Similar
impenitentunremorseful
Opposite
repentant

adjectivestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

Similar
cussedobdurateobstinateunregenerateunregenerated
Also see
cussedimpenitentobdurateobstinateunreconstructedunremorseful

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. Englishrepentant
  9. Englishunrepentant

From un- + repentant.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀμετανόητος
  • ἀμετανόητος (ametanóētos)showing no regret
Bulgarian неразкаял се
  • неразкаял се (nerazkajal se)showing no regret
Dutch onberouwvol, onboetvaardig
  • onberouwvolshowing no regret
  • onboetvaardigshowing no regret
Finnish katumaton
  • katumatonshowing no regret
French impénitent
  • impénitentshowing no regret
German reuelos, unverbesserlich
  • reuelosshowing no regret
  • unverbesserlichshowing no regret
  • verstocktshowing no regret
Greek αμετανόητος
  • αμετανόητος (ametanóitos)showing no regret
Hungarian megrögzött, megátalkodott
  • megrögzöttshowing no regret
  • megátalkodottshowing no regret
  • megbánást nem tanúsítóshowing no regret
Japanese 悔い改めない, 心が頑固な
  • 悔い改めない (kui-aratamenai)showing no regret
  • 心が頑固な (kokoro ga ganko na)showing no regret
Polish nieskruszony
  • nieskruszonyshowing no regret
Thai ไม่สำนึกผิด, ไม่สำนึกบาป
  • ไม่สำนึกผิดshowing no regret
  • ไม่สำนึกบาปshowing no regret
  • ไม่รู้สึกผิดshowing no regret
Cite this entry
APA

unrepentant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrepentant

MLA

“unrepentant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrepentant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrepentant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrepentant.

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