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
Congratulations, your moment has come to be an unrepentant know-it-all on social media.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
The judge clearly felt the sentence was appropriate given her charges and her unrepentant behavior.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
Instead, Rose came across as unrepentant and wholly incapable of getting out of his own way.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Jan. 2026
Five years later, Smith is in danger of being outpaced by a class of pastors and professional Christians who wear their conservatism less awkwardly and are unrepentant, primed for culture war.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
The judge clearly felt the sentence was appropriate given her charges and her unrepentant behavior.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
Instead, Rose came across as unrepentant and wholly incapable of getting out of his own way.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Jan. 2026
Five years later, Smith is in danger of being outpaced by a class of pastors and professional Christians who wear their conservatism less awkwardly and are unrepentant, primed for culture war.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepentant
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When a ruthless despot steals a billion-dollar fortune, the team is sent to steal it back on what would be for anyone else a suicide mission.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Assayas offers anecdotes, a feuilleton of tyranny in which the foibles of the mighty and the ruthless reveal the sentimental side of cruelty, the amusement value of ugly deeds, and the polite side of monstrous ideas.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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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
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In Sylvie’s imagination, Nita becomes Anna, a sultry beauty with a cruel streak who has been dating the meek Christophe (Niney) while secretly engaging in an affair with their married boss, Pierre (Cassel).—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The first major climb of any Grand Tour is usually a cruel dose of reality — where teams, having built around a rider over the previous week, suddenly realise those sacrifices might have been in vain.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Her confessional style is frank and unashamed about all of its possible fleshy or sticky causes.—
Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Set the scene There’s a definitive vibe to Boudoir de Muses—one that’s romantic in an overt way, and unashamed of its provocative nature.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, the shameless tankers were our biggest winners from the lottery.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Across its many subgenres, reality television is a format that contains multitudes, including competition, luxury, romance, aspirational support or instruction, scopophilia, pure escapism, and, at its most shameless (and sometimes, yes, gratifying), a heaping portion of schadenfreude.—
Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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The hours of evidence shown to jurors Wednesday came as prosecutors used opening statements to paint Horner as calculating, violent and remorseless in the killing of Athena.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The 20-year-old American may have exited to a mostly remorseless serving performance from No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev, but this Australian Open undoubtedly made even more people in tennis take notice of his talent.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Unrepentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepentant. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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