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

Some twenty thousand subscribers went with him, but Doyle was unrepentant. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

The Housewife is certainly at its most potent during those earlier sequences, when Sheridan’s Lelyveld is under the mistaken impression that Hermine Ryan is the unwitting victim rather than the unrepentant perpetrator. — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Voldemort, Harry Potter Cruel with no hope of redemption, Harry Potter‘s nemesis (Ralph Fiennes in the films) is an old-school unrepentant, power-hungry, control freak. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Moczarski, who had once tried to assassinate Stroop, discovered that his cellmate was entirely unrepentant, and willing to discuss his crimes freely. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unrepentant

• repentant