irreverent

Speech parts

1. irreverent - Adjective

2. irreverent - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Not reverent; showing a want of reverence; expressive of a want of veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an irreverent jest.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pert impertinent godless flippant insolent saucy cavalier scornful evil fresh pagan bold flip wicked immoral
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Antonyms

reverent holy god-fearing church religious godly
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irreverence

Examples

a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner Source: Internet

irreverent scholars mocking sacred things Source: Internet

noisy irreverent tourists Source: Internet

A confident, modern, irreverent sense of self. Source: Internet

Among the arguments Mr. Weinstein’s lawyers made at that time was that the producer’s name had been mentioned online by The New York Post’s irreverent gossip column, more than 11,000 times. Source: Internet

At Chapman's memorial service, Cleese delivered an irreverent eulogy that included all the euphemisms for being dead from the "Dead Parrot" sketch, which they had written. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

irrevealable irreverence irreverend irreverential irreverently irreversable