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Recent Examples of impenitent For her part, having faced such criticism for over four decades, Newkirk remains blissfully impenitent. Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024 Among the various allegations put forward are reports of drugging and fascist group chats, slave labour and foot photograph farms, with the brand’s impenitent founder Stephan Marsan at its centre. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024 Just look at the impenitent subject: the deep furrow between his eyebrows and the one that contours his cheek seem to want to connect and form a kind of scar in shadow. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023 But they were also imbued with a sense of impenitent joy that was paramount to the show. Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impenitent
Adjective
  • Their methods—ruthless melodic math, brazenly artificial production, and an odd soft spot for reggae rhythms—helped define the world-conquering sound of Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
  • To play someone whose world is so beautiful on the surface but whose secrets are ruthless has been an exhilarating challenge.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In a 164-page sentencing memo sent to Judge Aron Subramanian, who oversaw the at times sensational federal trial, the prosecutors cited Combs’ unrepentant attitude and conduct while in federal lockup for the past 11 months in their filing regarding the recommendation.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • One reason politicians get such a bad rap is that so many depict themselves as having pure, noble motives on high-profile issues while being unrepentant, undemocratic bullies when there are fewer cameras around.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s actually the cruelest thing about them.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The cold on August 27, 2011, was unprecedented—unbridled, utterly cruel.
    Mariana Enriquez October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Impenitent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impenitent. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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