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UNREGENERATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unregenerate mean? 

UNREGENERATE (adjective)
  The adjective UNREGENERATE has 3 senses:

1. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yieldplay

2. not reformed morally or spirituallyplay

3. unrepentant and incapable of being reformedplay

  Familiarity information: UNREGENERATE used as an adjective is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNREGENERATE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

Synonyms:

obstinate; stubborn; unregenerate

Similar:

bolshy; stroppy (obstreperous)

strong-minded; strong-willed (having a determined will)

stiff-necked (haughtily stubborn)

hardheaded; mulish (unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack)

determined (devoting full strength and concentrated attention to)

contrarious; cross-grained (difficult to deal with)

dogged; dour; persistent; pertinacious; tenacious; unyielding (stubbornly unyielding)

bullet-headed; bullheaded; pigheaded (obstinate and stupid)

bloody-minded; cantankerous (stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate)

Also:

disobedient (not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority)

inflexible; sturdy; uncompromising (not making concessions)

intractable (not tractable; difficult to manage or mold)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Not reformed morally or spiritually

Synonyms:

unregenerate; unregenerated

Context example:

unregenerate conservatism

Similar:

cussed; obdurate; obstinate; unrepentant (stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing)

impenitent (impervious to moral persuasion)

unconverted; unpersuaded (not converted)

Also:

lost (spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed)

impenitent; unremorseful; unrepentant (not penitent or remorseful)

Antonym:

regenerate (reformed spiritually or morally)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Unrepentant and incapable of being reformed

Synonyms:

unreformable; unregenerate

Context example:

an unregenerate criminal

Similar:

incorrigible (impervious to correction by punishment)


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