unrepentant

adjective

un·​re·​pen·​tant ˌən-ri-ˈpen-tᵊnt 

1

: not feeling or exhibiting shame or remorse : not repentant

an unrepentant sinner

2

: feeling or showing no inclination to change : unapologetic

He was an unrepentant eccentric and flamboyant dresser.

—David Sweetman

unrepentantly adverb

… plays the part of patient vegetarian whenever her unrepentantly carnivorous brother drops in …

—John Haney

Synonyms

• impenitent
• remorseless
• shameless
• unashamed

Examples of unrepentant in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

One is the diminished and unrepentant former governor who blames the left for his personal disgrace. —Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025

Bianca and Shaad, who are watching, are horrified, but Alicia is unrepentant. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 May 2025

Welles plays Falstaff as an unrepentant rogue, but also as a good man in the ways that truly matter. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024

This is not an argument for more unrepentant violence and general bloodthirstiness on television, where women are still too often faceless victims in crime/horror dramas. —Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unrepentant

• repentant