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unregretful

unregretful

7.5
Does not feel sorry about what you did
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.rɪˈɡrɛt.fəl/
translation icon : sin remordimientos
  • Even after hearing the consequences, she remained unregretful about her decision.

Examples

  • The politician appeared unregretful during the interview, despite public criticism.

  • He offered an unregretful apology, showing no real remorse for the accident.

  • He is unregretful.

  • She is unregretful.

  • After announcing his decision, he remained unregretful, insisting it was the right choice.

  • Despite the backlash, the CEO was unregretful about his controversial business strategy.

  • She felt unregretful about her actions and was determined to move forward without apology.

Synonyms

no regrets
vsunregretful
  • Informal
31 5.2

Not feeling sorry about something you did

gives the same idea but as the general descriptive head sense
unrepentant
vsunregretful
18 7.5

Not feeling sorry for something and not wanting to change

states lack of regret without necessarily implying refusal to change
unapologetic
vsunregretful
16 6.4

Not sorry for something you did or said

expresses lack of regret but not specifically about apologising behaviour
unremorseful
vsunregretful
1 7.5

Someone who does not feel sorry or guilty after doing something wrong

is the same lack of regret presented as the main sense
unrepented
vsunregretful
1 8.2

Not feeling or showing regret after doing something wrong

is the broader sense of lacking regret without legal tone
impenitent
vsunregretful
  • Formal
1 9.1

Not feeling sorry or ashamed for doing something wrong

covers lack of remorse in general situations, not only formal wrongdoing
unregretting
vsunregretful
7.9

Not feeling sorry about something you did

focuses on the same absence of regret without extra implications
unsorry
vsunregretful
  • Neologism
8.1

Not feeling or showing regret for something you did

uses the same emotionless stance as the head meaning

Antonyms

18 4.6

Feeling very sorry for doing something that hurt someone

9 2.9

Feeling sorry for something you did or said

How Remorseful

contrite
13 8.1
remorseful
18 4.6
sorry
1.0
unregretful
7.5
remorseless
6 7.5

Surface Forms

unregretful positive

Morphology

unregretful = regretful (transparent) = un + regret + ful

The adjective 'regretful' is simply negated by the productive prefix 'un-' to mean 'not feeling regret', a directly derivable meaning for learners.

Etymology

Unregretful is made of un- 'not', regret 'feeling sorry', and the ending -ful 'full of'. Think of un- like in unhappy and -ful like in helpful, so unregretful means 'not full of regret' and describes someone who shows no regret.