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
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.
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Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
The gleeful, unrepentant suspension of civil liberties by the state would soon become the norm in 21st century America.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
Stitt could also give weight to the state's argument that Wood is an unrepentant menace who has spent his time in prison as a gang member who trafficked in drugs and contraband and orchestrated felony assaults.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
But Cheney remained unrepentant, pointing to the lack of further terrorist attacks on the scale of 9/11 as vindication of his hard-line approach.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
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Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
The gleeful, unrepentant suspension of civil liberties by the state would soon become the norm in 21st century America.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
Stitt could also give weight to the state's argument that Wood is an unrepentant menace who has spent his time in prison as a gang member who trafficked in drugs and contraband and orchestrated felony assaults.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
But Cheney remained unrepentant, pointing to the lack of further terrorist attacks on the scale of 9/11 as vindication of his hard-line approach.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepentant
Adjective
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Figure skating is ruthless that way.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss (Bening), Lucky must fight for her life — and a way out.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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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Said quest forces her to reexamine a revelatory affair with an RAF pilot, and consider how their engagement’s cruel ending set her on the path to a different sort of fulfillment.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Government should tame the savageness of man and make life in this world more gentle, not crueler.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In unashamed authoritarian fashion, the university barred journalists from the campus just before the police raid, and threatened their own student journalists with arrest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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There have also been numerous shore leave adventures and unashamed comedy outings where the protagonists' actions have little bearing on the universe beyond their starship hull.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Utah was sitting on a mountain of draft picks and decided that enough shameless tanking is enough — after this year, anyway.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trevor is delightfully shameless in his mediocrity.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Far from a remorseless monster, April is a charismatic and deeply lonely woman.—
Ruth Madievsky,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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But the Iranian regime has a long and remorseless record, not only killing but maiming, notably with pellet blasts aimed into the eyes.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Unrepentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepentant. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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