Synonyms for irreverent
- adjective
Most common
disrespectful cheeky impertinent impious profane blasphemous unreverent
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Impious
impious, disrespectful, impertinent, cheeky, flippant, impudent, rude, insolent, sauce-y, uncivil, discourteous, flip, aweless, sassy US, audacious, brazen, impolite, brassy, brazen-faced, chutzpadik, pert rare, malapert formal dated
2. Profane
profane, blasphemous, sacrilegious, unholy, wicked, irreligious, ungodly dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
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 examination of reviewing
Example sentences
- disrespectful I'm sure that Tom didn't mean to be disrespectful.
- cheeky "Ha! I was quicker than you!" "Cheeky monkey!"
- impertinent It was impertinent of you to behave like that.
- impious O most wicked and impious of men, to what lengths has your madness driven you!
- profane Mixing the profane with the divine was Ginsberg's shtick.
- blasphemous Many great truths were originally blasphemous.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| irreverent | rising | |
| disrespectful | rising | |
| cheeky | rising | |
| impertinent | steady | |
| impious | steady | |
| profane | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rude1, flip1, pert1
- 5 letters
- sassy2
- 6 letters
- wicked2, cheeky2, brazen2, unholy3, brassy2
- 7 letters
- profane2, ungodly3, uncivil3, impious3, aweless
- 8 letters
- insolent3, flippant2, impolite3, impudent, malapert
- 9 letters
- audacious3
- 10 letters
- chutzpadik, unreverent
- 11 letters
- blasphemous3, impertinent4, irreligious
- 12 letters
- sacrilegious4, discourteous
- 13 letters
- disrespectful4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sassy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- irrévérencieux