unapologetic

[ uhn-uh-pol-uh-jet-ik ]

adjective

1. not accepting fault or blame:

   He has been called out for his disgraceful behavior, but remains unapologetic.

2. showing no regret:

   Their answer was honest, straightforward, and unapologetic.

   The poet’s willingness to be so unapologetic about her point of view takes nerve.

Other Words From

• un·a·pol·o·get·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unapologetic¹

un- ¹( def ) + apologetic ( def )

Example Sentences

“It’s more vocal and more self-aware of what it is and unapologetic,” he said.

From Washington Post

If that means letting us see flashes of temperament, bouts of insecurity, or the occasional moment of unapologetic ego, so be it.

From Washington Blade

We are justice seekers and are unapologetic about our fight against oppressions of all forms.

From Washington Post

Now decades later, I am the mother of a daughter, and I want that for her — an unapologetic life — so I worried when, six months into kindergarten, I noticed a shift.

From Washington Post

Not showing your unapologetic, authentic self can make you untrustworthy as a parent.

From Washington Post

But the dress was its own unapologetic sonic boom—and was immediately much-copied.

From The Daily Beast

Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards told her unapologetic story last month in Elle.

From The Daily Beast

After my first week on campus, I began to meet upperclassmen who were unapologetic in their denouncement of the University.

From The Daily Beast

These images of schoolgirl skirts and peekaboo buttock outlines are just the most open, unapologetic manifestation of that.

From The Daily Beast

And a media spotlight highlighted that decision--and the unapologetic attitude accompanying it.

From The Daily Beast

It was not only the unsparing unapologetic ugliness and the rigid straightness which overwhelmed her.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• impenitent
• remorseless
• unmerciful
• unrepentant