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 sense a

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 of unrepentant

• 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

Stitt could also give weight to the state's argument that Wood is an unrepentant menace who has spent his time in prison as a gang member who trafficked in drugs and contraband and orchestrated felony assaults. —Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025

But Cheney remained unrepentant, pointing to the lack of further terrorist attacks on the scale of 9/11 as vindication of his hard-line approach. —Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025

And there is an unrepentant, politically incorrect villain with a dose of personality. —Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025

Josh Safdie cannot resist an unrepentant scumbag protagonist. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unrepentant

• repentant