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View synonyms for impenitent

impenitent

[ im-pen-i-tuhnt ]

adjective

  1. not feeling regret about one's sin or sins; obdurate.

    Synonyms: uncontrite, unrepentant, hardened



impenitent

/ ɪmˈpɛnɪtənt /

adjective

  1. not sorry or penitent; unrepentant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • imˈpenitence, noun
  • imˈpenitently, adverb
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Other Words From

  • im·peni·tence im·peni·ten·cy im·peni·tent·ness noun
  • im·peni·tent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impenitent1

1525–35; < Late Latin impaenitent- (stem of impaenitēns ) unrepentant. See im- 2, penitent
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Example Sentences

In Weidman’s novel, the main character, a garment industry climber named Harry Bogen, is an impenitent snake, a moral bottom feeder who knows no bottom.

The 53-year-old king denies being an autocrat, and is impenitent about the lifestyle enjoyed by him and his fifteen wives, who between them occupy several state-funded palaces.

From Reuters

In Maxwell’s impenitent gaze, we could see the broader audacity of the Epstein affair.

By their telling, Epstein is an impenitent sexual abuser of children who in the past has sought to obstruct inquiries into his misdeeds and has virtually limitless means to escape justice.

She loved that Lorraine was impenitent and fought out of professional duty, rather than to avenge, say, the loss of a husband or child.

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