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
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.
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
As the controversy raged on, the couple remained boldly unrepentant.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The main villain, meanwhile, is irascibly unrepentant for a very long time.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Her memoir's first chapter finds her as a teenager inebriated outside an Arizona nightclub, already standing at a metaphorical crossroads between herself and her unrepentant desires to achieve her most heartfelt desires as professional goals.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
As the controversy raged on, the couple remained boldly unrepentant.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The main villain, meanwhile, is irascibly unrepentant for a very long time.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Her memoir's first chapter finds her as a teenager inebriated outside an Arizona nightclub, already standing at a metaphorical crossroads between herself and her unrepentant desires to achieve her most heartfelt desires as professional goals.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepentant
Adjective
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The ruthless conglomerate's logo, base, ships, and equipment are featured throughout the film, in addition to the synths themselves.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Earlier stories in that newspaper described López Torres as a ruthless trafficker who has killed dozens and was earlier aligned with Colombia’s right-wing paramilitary forces, known as the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or the Spanish acronym AUC.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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For her part, having faced such criticism for over four decades, Newkirk remains blissfully impenitent.—
Jan Dutkiewicz,
Vox,
8 Aug. 2024
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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
Adjective
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That is unacceptably cruel, corrupt, and undemocratic.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Instead, she was stripped of her bronze medal after a late score inquiry—a ruling that still feels cruel for an athlete who had delivered the performance of her life.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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As long as the Jewish state stands on the front lines of civilization, the United States must remain at its side, unwavering, unbowed, and unashamed.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Sep. 2025
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Parson’s future fashion leaders used riotous, unashamed, almost unruly brightness — fused with enormous amounts of structure, substance, and intent.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But Seehorn learned through Gould on Saul that honesty in any direction leads to the respect of an audience, not shameless pandering.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Institutional politicians have largely reacted with fear and insecurity, creating a leadership vacuum that has led to a sense that politics is a practice that gives a natural advantage to the most shameless actors.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Most likely because this is the first time in the series that the story is told from the Predator’s perspective; audiences couldn’t really be asked to peer over the shoulder of a remorseless killing machine for 107 minutes.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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None of that prevailed on Gov. Ron DeSantis, who rejected clemency (as usual, without comment) or on the Florida Supreme Court, which has become the nation’s most remorseless and predictable death factory.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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“Unrepentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepentant. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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