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unregretting

unregretting

7.9
Not feeling sorry about something you did
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.rɪˈɡrɛt.ɪŋ/
translation icon : sin arrepentimientos
  • Despite the mistakes, she remained unregretting, believing her choices were justified.

Examples

  • He spoke in an unregretting tone, as if certain he had made the right choice.

  • His unregretting attitude reflected his commitment to his beliefs, regardless of the outcome.

  • Despite the consequences, she remained unregretting about her decision to leave.

  • The memoir presents an unregretting account of a life lived boldly.

  • She is unregretting.

  • I feel unregretting about my decision.

  • In her memoir, she describes her unregretting lifestyle, embracing every decision she made.

Synonyms

unrepentant
vsunregretting
18 7.5

Not feeling sorry for something and not wanting to change

is broader, can mean simply not feeling bad without refusal
unremorseful
vsunregretting
1 7.5

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

is used for both harm done and failing to act
unrepented
vsunregretting
1 8.2

Not feeling or showing regret after doing something wrong

is the more general sense not limited to mistakes
impenitent
vsunregretting
  • Formal
1 9.1

Not feeling sorry or ashamed for doing something wrong

is milder, used for lack of feeling about any action or omission
unregretful
vsunregretting
7.5

Does not feel sorry about what you did

also applies when someone did not act but feels no badness
unsorry
vsunregretting
  • Neologism
8.1

Not feeling or showing regret for something you did

is more neutral and fits formal contexts too

How Remorseful

contrite
13 8.1
remorseful
18 4.6
unregretting
7.9
remorseless
6 7.5

Surface Forms

unregretting positive

Morphology

unregretting = regretting (transparent) = un + regret + ing

Clear negation of 'regretting' by the productive prefix 'un-'.

Etymology

The word unregretting is formed by putting the prefix un- ('not') before regretting, from regret meaning 'to feel sorry'. Think of un- as a switch that turns off the feeling of regret, so unregretting describes someone who 'does not feel or show regret'.