Antonyms for repent
ˈri pənt, rɪˈpɛntre·pent

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1. repent

   Antonyms:
   rejoice, persist

   Synonyms:
   grieve, regret, sorrow, rue, repine, deplore, lament

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1. repent, atoneverb

   turn away from sin or do penitence

   Synonyms:
   abye, atone, regret, aby, expiate, rue

2. repent, regret, rueverb

   feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

   Synonyms:
   atone, regret, rue

How to use repent in a sentence?

1. Israel Folau:

   Look how rapid these bushfires, these droughts, all these things have come in a short period of time, do you think it's coincidence or no? God is speaking to you guys. Australia - you need to repent.

2. Raphael Warnock:

   If it is true that a man who has dominated the news and poisoned the discussion for months needs to repent, then it is doubly true that a nation that can produce such a man and make his vitriol go viral needs to repent, no matter what happens next month, more than a third of the nation that would go along with this, is reason to be afraid. America needs to repent for its worship of Whiteness, on full display this season.

3. Bob Dylan:

   People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.

4. Everett Piper:

   Oklahoma Wesleyan is not a 'safe place,' but rather a place to learn: to learn that life isn't about you, but about others; that the bad feeling you have while listening to a sermon is called guilt; that the way to address it is to repent of everything that's wrong with you rather than blame others for everything that's wrong with them,

5. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   We shall have to repent in this generation , not so much for the evil deeds of the wicked people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.

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