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
If Jimmy and his gang are any indication, the next film will eschew cancer drama for something more irreverent and even weirder than the turns 28 Years Later takes.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 June 2025
And those are not without their pleasures and irreverent homages to film tropes in various genres.
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
Harner recalls Reaser was a particularly potent combination of funny, irreverent, self-effacing and beautiful.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Now that Reebok is back in the golf market, the long-standing athletic label has collaborated with golf brand Manors for the first time to create a collection blending heritage performance with an irreverent take on golf culture.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for irreverent
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 June 2025
And those are not without their pleasures and irreverent homages to film tropes in various genres.
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
Harner recalls Reaser was a particularly potent combination of funny, irreverent, self-effacing and beautiful.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Now that Reebok is back in the golf market, the long-standing athletic label has collaborated with golf brand Manors for the first time to create a collection blending heritage performance with an irreverent take on golf culture.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for irreverent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreverent
Adjective
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Despite teaching secular subjects, the court deemed his role sufficiently religious to fall under the ministerial exception, barring his discrimination claim under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.—
A.J. Schumann,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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The bill gives school districts the option to employ or bring in volunteer chaplains, who can provide either secular advice or religious advice ― the latter, only if the students and parents consent.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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In Europe, the painting was received as a blasphemous shock.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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There’s a quiet and, some might argue, blasphemous revolution happening.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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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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Some of this may seem sacrilegious to the F1 fans who got into the sport because of Emerson Fittipaldi, Alain Prost, and Aryton Senna, rather than Drive to Survive, but there’s no denying that the Miami Grand Prix is a success.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 May 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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