unrepentant

adjective

un·​re·​pen·​tant ˌən-ri-ˈpen-tᵊnt 

1

: not feeling or exhibiting shame or remorse : not repentant

an unrepentant sinner

2

: feeling or showing no inclination to change : unapologetic

He was an unrepentant eccentric and flamboyant dresser.

—David Sweetman

unrepentantly adverb

… plays the part of patient vegetarian whenever her unrepentantly carnivorous brother drops in …

—John Haney

Synonyms

• ruthless
• impenitent
• cruel
• unashamed
• shameless
• remorseless

Examples of unrepentant in a Sentence

she was unrepentant about getting rid of her ex-roommate's junk

Recent Examples on the Web

For many in White America, Shakur was an unrepentant cop-killer, part of a domestic terrorist group that would set off bombs and rob banks in the name of their struggle. —Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025

As the controversy raged on, the couple remained boldly unrepentant. —Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025

More twisted still is the underlying explanation for Maddie’s psychosis, which eventually comes out in therapy, giving Johnston a chance to play the unrepentant screen mom. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025

The main villain, meanwhile, is irascibly unrepentant for a very long time. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unrepentant

• repentant