Impenitent and Shamefaced

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Impenitent adjective - Not sorry for having done wrong.

Usage example: an impenitent criminal who said he'd do it all over again, given the chance

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Shamefaced is an antonym for impenitent.

Nearby Word: impenitence

Shamefaced adjective - Suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

Usage example: the newspaper offered a shamefaced apology for having published photographs that were later exposed as fakes

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Impenitent is an antonym for shamefaced.

Nearby Word: shamefacedly

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