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unapologetic

unapologetic

16 6.4
Not sorry for something you did or said
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˌpɑləˈdʒɛtɪk/
translation icon : sin remordimientos
  • And this is an unapologetic, gorgeous picture book showcasing the best of Terry Muegler's work.

What struck me is his unapologetic drive to solve martial arts.

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Examples

  • An unapologetic champion of that organization, Boone dubbed it "patriotic to the core."

    Academic text (2011)
  • He was unapologetic about his decision to leave the job, believing it was the best choice for his future.

  • I think we just need to be a lot more unapologetic about that.

  • Like authentic Black culture, unapologetic Black culture.

  • I think that that showed our experience in such a loud, unapologetic, amazing, authentic way.

  • But at the heart of it all, have a passion, have a belief, have an ambition, and be totally unapologetic about going for it.

  • It took me years to get good at that and to feel unapologetic about it.

  • I want them proud and unafraid in how unapologetic they are to be fighting with me.

    Blog text (22)
  • Yet the proud person is unapologetic and self-affirming rather than self-negating.

    Academic text (1997)
  • I am an unapologetic atheist, a secularist in the Madisonian tradition, and a self-professed, dyed-in-the-wool American.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

unrepentant
vsunapologetic
18 7.5

Not feeling sorry for something and not wanting to change

focuses on not showing regret without insisting on refusal to change
unabashed
vsunapologetic
13 7.0

Not embarrassed about what you say or do

concerns not feeling regret for actions rather than public confidence
unashamed
vsunapologetic
6 4.6

Not sorry or embarrassed about what you do

relates to lacking regret or remorse rather than lacking shame
unremorseful
vsunapologetic
1 7.5

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

applies also to beliefs or actions beyond merely wrongdoing
unrepented
vsunapologetic
1 8.2

Not feeling or showing regret after doing something wrong

covers lack of remorse more generally, not only mistakes
impenitent
vsunapologetic
  • Formal
1 9.1

Not feeling sorry or ashamed for doing something wrong

is the broader everyday sense of not showing remorse or apology
unregretful
vsunapologetic
7.5

Does not feel sorry about what you did

is about not saying sorry or showing remorse for actions
unsorry
vsunapologetic
  • Neologism
8.1

Not feeling or showing regret for something you did

is similar but is more neutral and less blunt in tone

Antonyms

28 3.7

Feeling sorry for something you did

How Apologetic

remorseful
18 4.6
apologetic
28 3.7
unapologetic
16 6.4
defiant
63 5.6

Surface Forms

unapologetic positive

Morphology

unapologetic = apologetic (transparent) = un + apologetic

Meaning is directly derived by negating the adjective 'apologetic' with the productive English prefix 'un-'.

Etymology

The word unapologetic begins with un- 'not' and the rest comes from apology, which we use for saying 'sorry'. So a person who is unapologetic is 'not sorry' and does not show regret for what they say or do.