unrepentant
Britishadjective
Explanation
If you're unrepentant about something, you refuse to regret it or apologize for it. An unrepentant cheater might brazenly lean over to get a better look at his friend's chemistry test. If you're repentant about something you've done or said, you feel terrible about it, and you express shame and remorse. If, on the other hand, you're unrepentant, you're not at all sorry. An unrepentant gossip doesn't feel guilty about spreading rumors. The word comes from the Vulgar Latin penitire, "to regret."
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Example Sentences
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He was a nature-loving conservationist and an unrepentant big-game hunter, a Victorian moralist who betrayed his own party and skirted the law when it suited his purposes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
"I can rationally understand that I'm in no way to blame, but you feel guilty that my father could do this to someone, and of course, he was unrepentant," she said.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk has insisted however it should be unrepentant.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Bombastic, unrepentant, with a ribald sense of humor and a defense that leaned heavily into his desire to make Germany great again, Göring came out swinging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
“They whine to go out there before you’re up,” said Gil, unrepentant.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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