unrepentant

adjective

ˌən-ri-ˈpen-tᵊnt How to pronounce unrepentant (audio)
Definition of unrepentantnext
as in ruthless
not sorry for having done wrong she was unrepentant about getting rid of her ex-roommate's junk

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Recent Examples of unrepentant 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 Captured after years on the run and sentenced to life in 2017, Mladic remained defiant and unrepentant, still revered by some Serbs as a nationalist hero. — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The former Yugoslav president was unrepentant and died while his trial was still underway. — USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unrepentant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepentant
  1. ruthless
  2. impenitent
  3. cruel
  4. unashamed
  5. shameless
  6. remorseless
Adjective
  • Why would Trump choose to support Putin in his ruthless efforts in Ukraine?
    — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The stump itself won’t damage buried water lines, per se, but the roots can be ruthless with pipes.
    — Steven John, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of ruthless
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of impenitent
Adjective
  • People talking to an AI in an abusive and cruel way are more likely to be associated with trying to get the AI model to engage in dangerous requests, like trying to get around an AI’s safety guardrails, Campbell added.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • From the very start, the students assigned as guards went on cruel power trips and repeatedly humiliated — if not psychologically tortured — the inmates, to the point that some of the prisoners suffered nervous breakdowns.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of cruel
Adjective
  • Dodgers relief pitcher Blake Treinen is an outspoken Christian who has been unashamed to share his faith and conservative thoughts.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
  • Dramatic currents, once suppressed, here bloom unashamed.
    — Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Definition of unashamed
Adjective
  • Lily Allen, shameless pop ironist and self-satirist, has never shied from public vitriol—a quality that has come in handy as fans have reacted to her live shows behind West End Girl.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The music factory that made Eighties radio such a kick — with all its hype, tinsel, hairspray, and shameless artifice — was finally out of gas.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of shameless
Adjective
  • The next governor of Florida will inherit the nation’s second-largest death row population — and with it, a legacy of profound questions about the remorseless and deeply flawed system that put so many people there.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney described Heuermann as a remorseless and sadistic serial killer who cared only about himself.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Definition of remorseless

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“Unrepentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepentant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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