unabsolved
Without formal pardon
Unabsolved means not absolved—still bearing guilt or blame that hasn't been formally forgiven or lifted.
The word appears primarily in religious contexts, where absolution removes sin: He died unabsolved, without last rites.
More broadly, it describes anyone who remains unforgiven or hasn't been cleared of wrongdoing: She felt unabsolved despite his reassurances.
Not converted to value
- unatonedNot made amends for
- unexcusedLacking official approval
- unpardonableImpossible to excuse
- irrevocableCannot be undone
indelible · irreparable · condemned · unreconciled · unappeased · unassuaged · unpardoned · unrepentant
Violation of divine law
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
redemption · salvation · damnation · judgment · purgatory · expiation · transgression · sacrament
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
- regretSorrow over past actions
self-reproach · culpability · compunction · conscience · self-condemnation · anguish · torment · disgrace
unredeemed
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- unatonedNot made amends for
- unexcusedLacking official approval
- unpardonableImpossible to excuse
irrevocable · indelible · irreparable · condemned · unreconciled · unappeased · unassuaged · unpardoned · unrepentant · uncleansed
sin
Violation of divine law
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
repentance · redemption · salvation · damnation · judgment · purgatory · expiation · transgression · sacrament · priest
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
regret · self-reproach · culpability · compunction · conscience · self-condemnation · anguish · torment · disgrace · dishonor
unabsolvedabsolved
Freed from guilt
exonerated · pardoned · acquitted · cleared · exculpated
resolve, solution, resolution, resolved, dissolve, resolute, absolve, dissolving, resolving