Synonyms of irreligious

irreligious

adjective

ˌir-i-ˈli-jəs 

as in atheistic

lacking religious emotions, principles, or practices

raised in an irreligious family where the subject of God was never even discussed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• atheistic
• godless
• pagan
• nonreligious
• religionless
• secular
• impious
• blasphemous
• unchurched
• irreverent
• sacrilegious
• heathen
• agnostic
• ungodly
• unholy
• churchless
• worldly
• unhallowed
• unconsecrated
• temporal
• paganish
• profanatory
• profane

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• religious
• pious
• devout
• holy
• godly
• reverent
• worshipful
• prayerful
• saintly
• worshipping
• sanctimonious
• sainted
• spiritual
• sacred
• God-fearing
• consecrated
• sacrosanct
• sanctified
• blessed
• devotional
• hallowed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of irreligious

Ephraim — ambitious, socialist and irreligious — takes his family to Riga, Latvia, to Palestine and finally to France. — Lauren Elkin, Washington Post, 16 May 2023

Silverstein had a much different experience growing up, given the fact that his parents were both Baalei teshuva (irreligious Jews who become more observant later in life). — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025

Conservative religiosity is of course not a requirement for autocracy – just look at the previous era of Russian autocracy, which was decidedly irreligious. — Jill Filipovic, CNN, 21 Feb. 2023

Because materialism had an irreligious connotation, Hattem says it was left out of the national conversation until the Gilded Age of the 1920s, when people start saying the quiet part out loud. — Cari Shane, USA Today, 25 June 2026