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unregenerate

/ˈʌnrəˌdʒɛnərət/
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Other forms: unregenerately

Definitions of unregenerate
  1. adjective
    not reformed morally or spiritually
    unregenerate human nature”
    synonyms: unregenerated
    lost
    spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
    impenitent, unremorseful, unrepentant
    not penitent or remorseful
    cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
    impenitent
    impervious to moral persuasion
    unconverted, unpersuaded
    not converted
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    antonyms:
    regenerate
    reformed spiritually or morally
    saved
    rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
    born-again, converted, reborn
    spiritually reborn or converted
    reformed
    caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one
  2. adjective
    unrepentant and incapable of being reformed
    “an unregenerate criminal”
    synonyms: unreformable
    incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  3. adjective
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
    synonyms: obstinate, stubborn
    inflexible, sturdy, uncompromising
    not making concessions
    disobedient
    not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
    bloody-minded, cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
    bolshy, stroppy
    obstreperous
    bullet-headed, bullheaded, pigheaded
    impossibly stubborn
    dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding
    stubbornly unyielding
    contrarious, cross-grained
    difficult to deal with
    determined
    devoting full strength and concentrated attention to
    hardheaded, mulish
    unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
    stiff-necked
    haughtily stubborn
    strong-minded, strong-willed
    having a determined will
    intractable
    not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
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