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Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts..
an irreverent new work
an irreverent examination of reviewing
Beyond the hut a clump of myalls loomed spectral and wraith-like, and round them a gang of crows cawed noisily, irreverent of the great silence.
Use irreverent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Irreverent means Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts..
Common synonyms include flippant, impertinent, insolent, pert.
Possible antonyms include reverent.
an irreverent new work
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