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PENITENCY Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word penitency. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For PENITENCY

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
defiant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

hardened
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

• protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

adjective satellite

• used of persons; emotionally hardened

• made tough by habitual exposure

• converted to solid form (as concrete)

impenitent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not penitent or remorseful

adjective satellite

• impervious to moral persuasion

obdurate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

• showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

remorseless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without mercy or pity

shameless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• feeling no shame

unapologetic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• unwilling to make or express an apology

unashamed
adjectiveadj
adjective

• used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame

unregretful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• feeling no regret

unrepentant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not penitent or remorseful

adjective satellite

• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

Alternatives for DEFIANT

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Alternatives for HARDENED

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Alternatives for IMPENITENT

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Alternatives for OBDURATE

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Alternatives for REMORSELESS

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Alternatives for SHAMELESS

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Alternatives for UNAPOLOGETIC

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Alternatives for UNASHAMED

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