Irreverent

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  • adjective. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of reverence; disrespectful.
  • adjective. Critical of what is generally accepted or respected; satirical.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: as, to be irreverent toward one's superiors or elders; an irreverent expression.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Not reverent; showing a lack of reverence; expressive of a lack of veneration
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Lacking proper respect or seriousness; sarcastic.
  • adjective. 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.
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  • adjective. not revering god
  • adjective. showing lack of due respect or veneration
  • adjective. characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
    • Word Usage
    "It manages to remain irreverent from beginning to end, throwing sucker punches when you least expect it."
    Equivalent
    aweless  awless  blasphemous  disrespectful  impious  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    reverent  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blasphemous  boisterous  carefree  caustic  contemptuous  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    apostate  atheistic  aweless  backsliding  blasphemous  
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