impenitent

Examples

• All

• His silence gaped through the radio speakers, and the next day a newspaper described it as the poor and tortured silence of an impenitent man.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The train sweeps into the station along with its gale winds and hides the impenitent Frenchwoman from view.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The comparison with Ribera's scene of martyrdom helps to illuminate through difference another essential aspect of Saint Francis Borgia at the deathbed of an impenitent.

  Academic text (1998)

• After some general remarks describing imitation as always having been the object of the arts and insisting on truth as the artist's only guide, Silva turns to Saint Francis Borgia at the deathbed of an impenitent.

  Academic text (1998)

• The defendant remained impenitent despite the judge's admonishments.

• Her impenitent attitude after the incident shocked everyone in the room.

• Even after facing the consequences, he was still impenitent about his actions.

Synonyms

S

shameless

vsimpenitent

61 3.3

Not feeling embarrassed or sorry after doing something wrong

emphasizes lacking regret rather than a general absence of shame

U

unrepentant

vsimpenitent

18 7.5

Not feeling sorry for something and not wanting to change

is similar but may not imply refusal to change

U

unapologetic

vsimpenitent

16 6.4

Not sorry for something you did or said

does not necessarily refuse to apologize but lacks inner regret or shame

U

unremorseful

vsimpenitent

1 7.5

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

also includes lack of shame as well as absence of remorse

U

unrepented

vsimpenitent

1 8.2

Not feeling or showing regret after doing something wrong

is focused more on moral wrongdoing than on mere mistakes

U

unregretful

vsimpenitent

7.5

Does not feel sorry about what you did

is narrower and refers specifically to lack of regret for wrongdoing

U

unregretting

vsimpenitent

7.9

Not feeling sorry about something you did

focuses on regret for wrongdoing rather than omissions or inaction

U

unsorry

vsimpenitent

• Neologism

8.1

Not feeling or showing regret for something you did

is used for moral wrongdoing rather than just careless words

Antonyms

R

remorseful

18 4.6

Feeling very sorry for doing something that hurt someone

P

penitent

4 7.1

Feeling sorry for doing something wrong and wanting forgiveness

How Remorseful

contrite

13 8.1

remorseful

18 4.6

regretful

9 2.9

impenitent

• Formal

1 9.1

unrepentant

18 7.5

remorseless

6 7.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology