impenitence
Refusal to repent
Impenitence is the state of feeling no remorse or regret for wrongdoing.
Where penitence involves sorrow and a desire to make amends, impenitence is its absence—a refusal to acknowledge guilt or seek forgiveness.
The word carries religious overtones, suggesting spiritual stubbornness: He died in impenitence, unrepentant to the last.
Showing no remorse
- uncontriteLacking remorse or regret
- remorselessLacking guilt or pity
- unashamedLacking guilt or remorse
- unregretfulLacking sorrow for actions
shamelessness · hardheartedness · obduracy · callousness · insensibility · cold-bloodedness · unremorseful · incorrigible
Unyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- recalcitranceStubborn refusal to obey
- obdurateStubbornly refusing to change
adamant · unyielding · unbending · willful · headstrong · mulish · dogged · pertinacious
Violation of law or code
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- viceBad habit or deputy
corruption · wrongdoing · sin · immorality · unrighteousness · moral turpitude · backsliding · unreformed
Excessive self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- self-righteousnessSmug moral superiority
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
self-justification · conceit · vanity · superiority · complacency · self-satisfaction · presumption · pomposity
unapologetic
Showing no remorse
- uncontriteLacking remorse or regret
- remorselessLacking guilt or pity
- unashamedLacking guilt or remorse
unregretful · shamelessness · hardheartedness · obduracy · callousness · insensibility · cold-bloodedness · unremorseful · incorrigible · unregenerate
obstinacy
Unyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- recalcitranceStubborn refusal to obey
obdurate · adamant · unyielding · unbending · willful · headstrong · mulish · dogged · pertinacious · bullheaded
transgression
Violation of law or code
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- depravityProfound moral corruption
vice · corruption · wrongdoing · sin · immorality · unrighteousness · moral turpitude · backsliding · unreformed · unabsolved
arrogance
Excessive self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- self-righteousnessSmug moral superiority
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
haughtiness · self-justification · conceit · vanity · superiority · complacency · self-satisfaction · presumption · pomposity · disdain
impenitencepenitence
Remorse for misdeeds
repentance · contrition · remorse · compunction · regret
impenitencehumility
Freedom from arrogance
contriteness · meekness · self-examination · conscience-stricken · broken spirit
impenitenceatonement
Compensation for wrongdoing
contriteness · remorsefulness · ruefulness · making amends · expiation