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unregenerate
un·re·gen·er·ate U0107600 (ŭn′rĭ-jĕn′ər-ĭt)adj.1. Not spiritually or morally reformed; sinful or unrepentant.2. Persistently unwilling to accept change; obstinate: "a senator who had been an unregenerate foe to woman suffrage" (Lillian Faderman).
un′re·gen′er·a·ble adj.un′re·gen′er·a·cy (-ə-sē) n.un′re·gen′er·ate·ly adv.unregenerate (ˌʌnrɪˈdʒɛnərɪt) adj1. unrepentant; unreformed2. obstinately adhering to one's own viewsnan unregenerate person ˌunreˈgeneracy n ˌunreˈgenerately advun•re•gen•er•ate (ˌʌn rɪˈdʒɛn ər ɪt)
adj. Also, un`re•gen′er•at`ed (-əˌreɪ tɪd) 1. not regenerate; unrepentant: an unregenerate sinner. 2. unconvinced by or unconverted to a particular religion, sect, or movement. 3. opposing new ideas, causes, etc.; obstinate; unyielding. 4. wicked; sinful; dissolute: an unregenerate life. n. 5. an unregenerate person. [1605–15] un`re•gen′er•ate•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yieldobstinate, stubbornuncompromising, inflexible, sturdy - not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" | | 2. | unregenerate - not reformed morally or spiritually; "unregenerate human nature"; "unregenerate conservatism"unregeneratedlost - spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon"impenitent, unremorseful, unrepentant - not penitent or remorsefulregenerate - reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay" | | 3. | unregenerate - unrepentant and incapable of being reformed; "an unregenerate criminal"unreformableincorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment |
Translationsunregenerate
Synonyms for unregenerateadj tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yieldSynonymsRelated Words- uncompromising
- inflexible
- sturdy
- disobedient
- intractable
adj not reformed morally or spirituallySynonymsRelated Words- lost
- impenitent
- unremorseful
- unrepentant
Antonymsadj unrepentant and incapable of being reformedSynonymsRelated Words |