Synonyms of unrepentant

unrepentant

adjective

ˌən-ri-ˈpen-tᵊnt 

as in ruthless

not sorry for having done wrong

she was unrepentant about getting rid of her ex-roommate's junk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruthless
• impenitent
• cruel
• unashamed
• shameless
• remorseless
• evil
• immoral
• merciless
• vicious
• pitiless
• unmerciful
• unrighteous
• villainous
• compassionless
• unregenerate
• vile
• nefarious
• wicked
• iniquitous
• callous
• heartless
• reprobate
• obdurate
• soulless
• inhumane
• inhuman
• unfeeling
• hard-hearted
• cold-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• guilty
• repentant
• ashamed
• apologetic
• remorseful
• sorry
• penitent
• contrite
• regretful
• rueful
• sympathetic
• warm
• compunctious
• sensitive
• charitable
• merciful
• compassionate
• shamed
• humane
• shamefaced
• hangdog
• tender
• softhearted
• warmhearted
• tenderhearted

Examples of unrepentant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party remains an unrepentant bastion of the hard right, up to and including a tricolor flame in its logo that evokes a now-defunct party made up of the political remnants of Mussolini’s fascists. —Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 13 June 2024

Welles plays Falstaff as an unrepentant rogue, but also as a good man in the ways that truly matter. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024

Commentary and opinions Jackie Calmes: The Supreme Court’s conservatives onstage, unplugged and unrepentant. —Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024

None of that has come to pass, and yet we’re still being loaded down with debt not of our own making while the government remains unrepentant, unfazed and undeterred in its wanton spending. —Nisha Whitehead, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024