Impenitence
121atonement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Making amends Nouns 1. (act of atoning) atonement, reparation; compensation, quittance, quits; expiation, redemption, reclamation, propitiation. See penitence, asceticism. 2. (sign of atonement) amends,… …
122graceless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ungracious, tactless; inept, awkward, clumsy, ungainly; inelegant; sinful, corrupt. See ugliness, irreligion, impenitence, inelegance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rude] Syn. corrupt, shameless,… …
123obdurate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. flinty, adamant, unyielding, inflexible; stubborn, adamantine, hardened, unshakable, unfeeling, hardhearted; firm. See impenitence, obstinacy.Ant., obedient, bending. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… …
124penitence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Contrition Nouns 1. penitence, contrition, compunction, repentance, remorse, regret. 2. self reproach, self reproof, self accusation, self condemnation, self humiliation; pangs, qualms, prickings, twinge …
125recusant — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nonconformist, dissenter, schismatic, sectarian, Protestant; separatist, apostate. adj. rebellious, dissenting, apostate, disobedient. See dissent, impenitence …
126remorseless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impenitent, hardened, callous, obdurate; hard, cold, ruthless. See impenitence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking remorse as a quality of character] Syn. shameless, hardened, obdurate, pitiless,… …
127repentance — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sorrow, remorse, regret, penitence, contrition, compunction, contriteness, attrition, self denunciation, self abasement, self reproach, self condemnation, self humiliation, penance, prick of conscience. Ant. complacency,… …
128REGRET — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index regret noun apology, penitence adjective apologetic, remorseful verb regret impenitence adjective …
