nonrepentant

Refusing to regret

Nonrepentant means not feeling or expressing remorse for wrongdoing.

Someone nonrepentant refuses to apologize or acknowledge fault: He remained nonrepentant despite the evidence against him.

The word is interchangeable with unrepentant, though the latter is more common.

unapologetic

unremorseful

Feeling no guilt afterward

brazen · unabashed · unembarrassed · unblushing · bold-faced · audacious · impudent · blatant · guiltless · remorseless

defiant

unapologetic

Showing no remorse

recalcitrant · contumacious · defiance · resistant · oppositional · challenging · provocative · unsubmissive · intractable · refractory

stubborn

obstinate

Firmly refusing to yield

unbending · intransigent · uncompromising · steadfast · resolute · adamant · dogged · mulish · bullheaded · headstrong

hardened

obdurate

Stubbornly refusing to change

irredeemable · unrepenting · callous · hardened · seared · indurate · stiff-necked · hard-hearted · cold-hearted · lost

Opposites
remorse and contrition

nonrepentantrepentant

Feeling sorrow for misdeeds

remorseful · contrite · penitent · sorry · apologetic

Family

repentant, repent, repents, repented, repenting, repentance, unrepentant, penitent, penitence

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