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 Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 Often described as a prophetic American text, Melville’s novel warns of the dangers of following an unrepentant leader on myopic pursuits. — Time, 30 Apr. 2026 And then there's Alden Ehrenreich, who plays the part of our infuriating, unrepentant a-hole. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026 The state party is unrepentant about West’s role and has gone on the attack. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 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
  • Once the ruthless commander of Bosnian Serb forces, Mladic oversaw the siege of Sarajevo, mass killings and the 1995 Srebrenica massacre that left more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys dead.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter, like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruthless
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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
  • 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
  • Success can feel like a cruel tease, fleetingly unattainable and yet when finally achieved, too dangerous to enjoy too long.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • If Russia behaved badly, that was the fault of its primitive and cruel Asian side, a notion that conveniently created the fiction that Western countries are not capable of similar cruelty.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 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
  • Warriors fans might just have to stomach a few shameless foul-baiting antics in a late back-to-back in Oklahoma City.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Only his father’s respectability, and perhaps his odd Motown accent, spared him from getting cussed out by bridesmaids at society weddings as a wastrel and drunkard, a shameless woman-wrapper.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of shameless
Adjective
  • 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
  • Blackwood, with her firsthand knowledge of drafty manors and unhinged families, explains with remorseless precision what lies behind the fantasy—what happens when the houses, and the people in them, are neither charismatic nor lovable.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
Definition of remorseless

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“Unrepentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepentant. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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