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
As the titular murderbot in Apple TV+’s irreverent yet surprisingly deep sci-fi series, Alexander Skarsgård handles the dicey acting proposition better than countless others.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Most memorably, Megan Fox appears as a poster on Benny’s dorm room wall, which springs to life during irreverent confessionals.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Laver shared, the brand is meant to be authentic and irreverent…not polished.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Von, 45, has built a significant following with his irreverent style, attracting guests from across the political and cultural spectrum.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Most memorably, Megan Fox appears as a poster on Benny’s dorm room wall, which springs to life during irreverent confessionals.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Laver shared, the brand is meant to be authentic and irreverent…not polished.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Von, 45, has built a significant following with his irreverent style, attracting guests from across the political and cultural spectrum.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreverent
Adjective
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The rapture once preached and beckoned in churches has been repackaged for secular times: In place of souls ascending to heaven, there are minds preserved digitally—or even bodies kept alive—for eternity.—
John Kaag,
The Atlantic,
28 May 2025
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The Supreme Court has held that states may require their public schools be secular.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
25 May 2025
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For me, being a man controlled by God, things that are blasphemous always alert me.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
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Many Muslims found some of the depictions offensive and even blasphemous.—
Lola Fadulu,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Some of this may seem sacrilegious to the F1 fans who got into the sport because of Emerson Fittipaldi, Alain Prost, and Aryton Senna, rather than Drive to Survive, but there’s no denying that the Miami Grand Prix is a success.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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According to the first-century Jewish philosopher Philo and the historian Josephus, Pilate had his soldiers carry objects that honored Roman emperors into Jerusalem, which Jewish residents saw as sacrilegious.—
Nathanael Andrade,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2025
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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 6 Jun. 2025.
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