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Synonyms for irreverent
ir·rev·er·ent
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Wiktionary
irreverentadjective
Synonyms:
pert, impertinent, flippant, insolentirreverentadjective
Lacking proper respect or seriousness; sarcastic.
Synonyms:
insolent, impertinent, flippant, pertirreverentadjective
Disrespectful, cynical, cavilling, querulous, or vulgar, where one's own feelings, or especially deference to the feelings of others, customarily command silence, discretion, and circumspection.
Synonyms:
impertinent, insolent, pert, flippant
Princeton's WordNet
irreverentadjective
showing lack of due respect or veneration
"irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists"
Synonyms:
saucy, godless, impertinent, pertAntonyms:
pious, reverential, respectful, reverent, awed, worshipful, venerating, awful, spiritless, adoringimpertinent, irreverent, pert, saucyadjective
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
"a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
Synonyms:
immaterial, impudent, godless, sassy, overbold, orthogonal, wise, impertinent, smart, saucy, extraneous, fresh, pertAntonyms:
reverent, respectful, awful, pious, worshipful, awed, venerating, spiritless, reverential, adoringgodless, irreverentadjective
not revering god
Synonyms:
saucy, pert, impertinent, godlessAntonyms:
worshipful, reverent, pious, awed, respectful, adoring, spiritless, venerating, awful, reverential
Dictionary of English Synonymes
irreverentadjective
Synonyms:
impious, profane, blasphemousirreverentadjective
Synonyms:
disrespectful, UNCIVIL, rude, discourteous, impolite
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#2085 | fresh | |
#2207 | smart | |
#4991 | wise | |
#19616 | sassy | |
#22412 | orthogonal | |
#36762 | extraneous | |
#40695 | saucy | |
#41497 | pert | |
#41631 | immaterial | |
#42140 | irreverent | |
#53597 | godless | |
#70480 | insolent | |
#88271 | flippant | |
#103529 | impudent | |
#109233 | impertinent |
How to use irreverent in a sentence?
I just think The Muppets are something so timeless, and I think the reason why is they've never tried to be timely. They've always been sort of irreverent.
In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent.
A little salty, a little irreverent, i thought she was a classic broad.
I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.
We wanted to be irreverent, not necessarily confrontational.
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