as in atheistic
not showing proper reverence for the holy or sacred
irreverent behavior during church services
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Recent Examples of irreverent
With their second full-length album, the band continues to push the corridos tumbados movement — bold, irreverent, and entirely their own.
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Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
From a solemn Good Friday chamber concert at Grace Cathedral to the annual return of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’s irreverent Easter in the Park celebration — including its Hunky Jesus contest — check out the Chronicle’s guide to arts and activities celebrating the holiday in the Bay Area.
—Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
My mother was really glamorous and gorgeous, and quite irreverent.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
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Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
From a solemn Good Friday chamber concert at Grace Cathedral to the annual return of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’s irreverent Easter in the Park celebration — including its Hunky Jesus contest — check out the Chronicle’s guide to arts and activities celebrating the holiday in the Bay Area.
—Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
My mother was really glamorous and gorgeous, and quite irreverent.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreverent
Adjective
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His father's death during World War II influenced his pursuit of the ministry even amid the officially atheistic communist regime of the Soviet Union, according to his obituary on the OCU website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After the October 2018 peak, the SPX saw a sharp correction before resuming its secular uptrend.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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For reasons having more to do with modern secular culture and commerce than religious significance, Christmas is more elaborately celebrated.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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During the Middle Ages, for example, many contemporary accounts from both Christian and Muslim societies depicted their opposing side as barbaric, blasphemous, and inferior.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ja Morant Let’s get blasphemous.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Next Generation was sacrilegious to most Trekkies.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
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Not playing Notre Dame anymore is sacrilegious.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But even Patton’s weather prayer looks timid next to Hegseth’s impious rage.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2026
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While no formal announcement has been made to update its longstanding alcohol ban, Andrew Leber of Tulane University said this is in line with the Kingdom’s past approach to such potentially impious reforms.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Whereas the intimate, snapshot-style images call us to bask in the anachronistic warmth of the analog, the profane photographs beckon toward the messy pleasures of the body.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Pretty and profane, funny and frank, Paul amassed a large following.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For example, the tradition of Easter eggs stems from pre-Christian pagan traditions, per the outlet.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Some 30,000 faithful gathered outside the pagan monument, following the stations as they were recited over loudspeakers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Irreverent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreverent. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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