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
Close proves to be inspired casting as the underhanded and unrepentant Cath, who shows barely any indication of maternal concern for her sons in a quest to get her hands on the emeralds.
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Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
Man Without a Passport Robeson, unrepentant, paid dearly for his fidelity to the Soviet Union.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
A lot of the credit for the Sweat Tour’s unrepentant, inspirational and liberating queerness goes to Sivan.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2024
Charlie nearly ruins his wedding by being an unrepentant monster who skips Kat’s performance with Bastian, then drives all the way to Madison Square Garden just to break up with her.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024
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Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
Man Without a Passport Robeson, unrepentant, paid dearly for his fidelity to the Soviet Union.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
A lot of the credit for the Sweat Tour’s unrepentant, inspirational and liberating queerness goes to Sivan.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2024
Charlie nearly ruins his wedding by being an unrepentant monster who skips Kat’s performance with Bastian, then drives all the way to Madison Square Garden just to break up with her.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepentant
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Their life is interrupted by the arrival of a group of pale, ghostly white lions, an outsider tribe of scavengers led by the ruthless Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen), looking to occupy and control this land.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Storks Are Fascinating Beyond Their Brood Reducing Ways Despite their ruthless parenting, storks are fascinating creatures with other interesting traits.Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
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By the time Lovely Runner’s series finale dropped in late May, millions of K-drama fans around the world had become invested in the story of Sol and Sun-jae, desperate to find out if their love could withstand the cruel vagaries of fate.Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Some Rochester residents disagree and find their city’s methods excessively cruel to the birds.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Now, these unashamed statements of cultural pride fill Flores Bustos with joy.David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, the movie is an extremely important addition to the black-and-white horror canon if for nothing else its unashamed aping of Hitchcock’s masterpiece.B.J. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Despite being a shameless queue jumper who seems to slide through ski lift crowds like water, she's clearly respected and adored by countless people across the valleys.Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2024
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This book that tells the compelling story of world famous racehorse, Alydar and his career, the gruesome details of his mysterious death, and the long process of unearthing of the facts and the shameless greed of those around the horse.GrrlScientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In the comics, Sofia is secretly acting as the remorseless serial killer known as the Hangman, and is portrayed as a cunning criminal who murders her own brother, Alberto, and attempts to take over the Falcones and cement their rule over Gotham.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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And mendacity and brutality and remorseless destruction of people’s lives.Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Unrepentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepentant. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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