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unapologetic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not apologetic for having said or done something that causes actual or potential harm, especially when being apologetic would be appropriate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

unwilling to make or express an apology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unapologetic believer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: apologetic

History

Etymology

From un- + apologetic.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: anteeksipyytelemätön — not apologetic
  • French: impénitent — not apologetic
  • German: dreist — not apologetic
  • German: unverfroren — not apologetic
  • German: unmissverständlich — not apologetic
  • German: kompromisslos — not apologetic
  • German: ungerührt — not apologetic
  • Italian: impenitente — not apologetic
  • Polish: nieskruszony — not apologetic
  • Spanish: no disculpante — not apologetic
  • Spanish: no apologético — not apologetic
  • Spanish: no arrepentido — not apologetic
  • Spanish: sin remordimiento — not apologetic
  • Spanish: impenitente — not apologetic
  • Spanish: carepalo — not apologetic
  • Spanish: contumaz — not apologetic