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
Kealoha was an irreverent rascal on set Everyone on the panel — and several other Lilo & Stitch team members in behind-the-scenes footage — agreed that Kealoha was a force to be reckoned with on set.
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Sharareh Drury, People.com, 26 July 2025
But Bella is a quick study, whisked away by a horny lawyer (Mark Ruffalo) in this jet-black comedy, which may be the purest expression of her irreverent, inspired goofball side.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 23 July 2025
In the meantime, more questions could arise about the future of other irreverent late-night talk shows in light of its fate.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Duolingo’s irreverent owl may look like comic relief, but their campaigns are fueled by machine learning and cultural analysis.
—Brandon Mina, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Sharareh Drury, People.com, 26 July 2025
But Bella is a quick study, whisked away by a horny lawyer (Mark Ruffalo) in this jet-black comedy, which may be the purest expression of her irreverent, inspired goofball side.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 23 July 2025
In the meantime, more questions could arise about the future of other irreverent late-night talk shows in light of its fate.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Duolingo’s irreverent owl may look like comic relief, but their campaigns are fueled by machine learning and cultural analysis.
—Brandon Mina, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreverent
Adjective
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The company has a strong competitive advantage in addressing secular trends such as artificial intelligence, datacenter, cybersecurity, cloud migration, e-commerce and high customer switching costs.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Wishing you a weekend of wholesome bites, secular prayers, and fresh discoveries.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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While paella has traveled far beyond Spain’s borders—often in versions that are blasphemous to the locals—this region is its ancestral home.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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In Europe, the painting was received as a blasphemous shock.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Alfie, who’s either being willfully obtuse or radically uncompromising, sees nothing sacrilegious in Wilde’s one-act tragedy.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Surely, there’s something utterly sacrilegious about laughing hysterically at actors giving God the middle finger.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
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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 21 Aug. 2025.
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