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Synonyms for unrepentant

  • adjective

Most common

obdurate unregenerate obstinate callous impenitent unremorseful

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Obdurate

obdurate, unregenerate, obstinate, callous, hardened, cussed informal

2. Impenitent

impenitent, unremorseful

Other

unreconstructed, unreformed, unbowed, recidivistic

Antonyms

repentant, contrite, remorseful

All antonyms of unrepentant →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Feeling or showing no sorrow or regret for wrongdoing.

Example sentences

  • callous There is no need to be callous about deforestation.
  • obstinate I've heard that Tom and Mary are quite obstinate.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unrepentantrising
callousrising
obstinatesteady
obduratesteady
unregeneratesteady
unreformedrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
cussed1
7 letters
callous2, unbowed2
8 letters
hardened2, obdurate3
9 letters
obstinate3
10 letters
unreformed, impenitent
12 letters
unregenerate, unremorseful, recidivistic
15 letters
unreconstructed5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (callous2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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impénitent