impenitent
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for impenitent, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Not sorry for wrongdoing and refusing to change; especially, in Christian belief, unrepentant of sin.
Synonyms
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unrepentant
unremorseful
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Etymology
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English impenitent (“not penitent, unrepentant”), from Latin impaenitentem, the accusative feminine or masculine singular of impaenitēns (“unrepentant”), from im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + paenitēns (“contrite, penitent, regretting, repenting”) (the present act...
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