as in atheistical
not showing proper reverence for the holy or sacred
irreverent behavior during church services
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Recent Examples of irreverent
The submissions tell a story of Massachusetts that is equal parts reverent and irreverent, with Bay Staters leaning on history while having fun with their future.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This is a jazz film held together by Herzog’s distinctive narration with its irreverent sense of humor.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Maher’s body-positive mentality and irreverent sense of humor has long been on display on social media.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Mick Herron’s books are irreverent but dark.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This is a jazz film held together by Herzog’s distinctive narration with its irreverent sense of humor.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Maher’s body-positive mentality and irreverent sense of humor has long been on display on social media.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Mick Herron’s books are irreverent but dark.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irreverent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreverent
Adjective
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All of it has a deeper religious meaning, but is also intended to appeal to the secular and spiritual.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Conversely, several secular growth trends are also benefitting the stock, including increasing mobile app usage and the rise of connected TV advertising.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But isn't the whole idea blasphemous?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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This may sound blasphemous for a Fixed Earth sign, but spontaneity works best sometimes.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Any extra trimmings would land somewhere between glib and sacrilegious.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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Drinking a Bloody Mary at night just feels wrong and confusing, sacrilegious even, which is hilarious because everything else goes.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The only true dictionary is the lost one, the dictionary of the language that perished when the impious tower was built: the original language, God’s language.—
Mariana Dimópulos,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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This game must have seemed profane to the Greeks, or even impious.—
Simone Weil,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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“Irreverent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreverent. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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