Antonyms for irreverentir·rev·er·ent

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1. irreverentadjective

   Synonyms:
   pert, impertinent, flippant, insolent

2. irreverentadjective

   Lacking proper respect or seriousness; sarcastic.

   Synonyms:
   insolent, impertinent, flippant, pert

3. irreverentadjective

   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

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1. irreverentadjective

   showing lack of due respect or veneration

   "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists"

   Antonyms:
   pious, reverential, respectful, reverent, awed, worshipful, venerating, awful, spiritless, adoring

   Synonyms:
   saucy, godless, impertinent, pert

2. impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucyadjective

   characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

   "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

   Antonyms:
   reverent, respectful, awful, pious, worshipful, awed, venerating, spiritless, reverential, adoring

   Synonyms:
   immaterial, impudent, godless, sassy, overbold, orthogonal, wise, impertinent, smart, saucy, extraneous, fresh, pert

3. godless, irreverentadjective

   not revering god

   Antonyms:
   worshipful, reverent, pious, awed, respectful, adoring, spiritless, venerating, awful, reverential

   Synonyms:
   saucy, pert, impertinent, godless

How to use irreverent in a sentence?

1. Mark Twain:

   I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.

2. Norman Mailer:

   In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent.

3. Luis Aceituno:

   We wanted to be irreverent, not necessarily confrontational.

4. Peabody Award:

   He's irreverent, honest, curious, never condescending, never obsequious, people open up to him and, in doing so, often reveal more about their hometowns or homelands than a traditional reporter could hope to document.

5. Danielle Kelly:

   A little salty, a little irreverent, i thought she was a classic broad.

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