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
Her debut novel, Loved One, feels of a tonal piece with all those shows—sly, irreverent, and emotionally sophisticated.
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Building on de Castelbajac’s signature fusion of color, surrealism and irreverent play, the collaboration centers around collage, which, according to the designer, freed his work from the lines of drawing.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Designed under then creative director Jonathan Anderson, the Puzzle bag became emblematic of his vision for Loewe: deeply artisanal, rooted in Spanish heritage, but filtered through a thoroughly modern—and often irreverent—lens.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Lessons Unilever Can Learn from the Dollar Shave Club Experiment
Unilever’s reasons for acquiring Dr. Squatch mirrors the rationale for acquiring Dollar Shave Club: cheeky, irreverent marketing that disrupts traditional grooming advertising and connects with male audiences.
—Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Building on de Castelbajac’s signature fusion of color, surrealism and irreverent play, the collaboration centers around collage, which, according to the designer, freed his work from the lines of drawing.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Designed under then creative director Jonathan Anderson, the Puzzle bag became emblematic of his vision for Loewe: deeply artisanal, rooted in Spanish heritage, but filtered through a thoroughly modern—and often irreverent—lens.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Lessons Unilever Can Learn from the Dollar Shave Club Experiment
Unilever’s reasons for acquiring Dr. Squatch mirrors the rationale for acquiring Dollar Shave Club: cheeky, irreverent marketing that disrupts traditional grooming advertising and connects with male audiences.
—Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreverent
Adjective
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In India, the demands of blood and soil are now pitted against the exalted idea of a more secular country.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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While advocates have said the change boosts religious organizations' First Amendment rights, others are skeptical about churches having more sway in politics and argue the new rule violates the First Amendment by favoring religious organizations over their secular counterparts.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 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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Alfie, who’s either being willfully obtuse or radically uncompromising, sees nothing sacrilegious in Wilde’s one-act tragedy.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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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
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 22 Jul. 2025.
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