WORSHIPFULLY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

worshipfully

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as in reverently

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Recent Examples of worshipfully Butch deferred to his nephew’s cinematic opinions and spoke of Cal worshipfully to his film-buff dentist. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

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Comparing the architecture of a commercial business building to a top-of-the-line audio player is high praise for a project that reverently studies and shares music history.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Treating chains of thought too reverently — even when their results are verifiable — could also prevent scientists from discovering even better ways of biasing LRMs toward accurate outputs.

— John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026

Definition of reverently

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But an outdoor garden, no matter how beautiful and lovingly designed or how innovatively used in the menu, is susceptible to the whims of Miami’s humid, rainy, extraordinarily lengthy summers.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
The current owners spent a year lovingly converting the former bed-and-breakfast to a luxury inn with spacious rooms and gathering areas decorated with incredible artworks.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

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