Synonyms for irreverence
ɪˈrɛv ər ənsir·rev·er·ence

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1. irreverencenoun

   an irreverent mental attitude

   Synonyms:
   violation

   Antonyms:
   reverence

2. irreverence, violationnoun

   a disrespectful act

   Synonyms:
   ravishment, violation, misdemeanor, usurpation, assault, infraction, trespass, intrusion, infringement, misdemeanour, rape, encroachment

   Antonyms:
   reverence

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1. • Attitude
   • Evil

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1. irreverencenoun

   Synonyms:
   impiety, profaneness, profanity, blasphemy

2. irreverencenoun

   Synonyms:
   disrespect, disesteem, slight, neglect, incivility, discourtesy, rudeness

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1. Mark Twain:

   Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its one sure defense.

2. Jacob Bronowski:

   It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot, irreverence to their studies they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.

3. Washington Post critic Hank Stuever:

   I just have to ask: What were we all so afraid of? ... It’s too early for Noah to crush it but it’s enough for now to just utter a sigh of relief. 'The Daily Show' is back with its essential wit and irreverence intact.

4. Washington Post critic Hank Stuever:

   I just have to ask: What were we all so afraid of? ... It's too early for Noah to crush it but it's enough for now to just utter a sigh of relief. 'The Daily Show' is back with its essential wit and irreverence intact.

5. Michael Brunson:

   When we sing in stuffy offices and stuffy places, people eat it up because the world's gotten so corporate and PC, when you've got four guys in tuxedos walking around singing barbershop, it's such a deviation from the doldrums of proper business. There is a lighthearted irreverence to barbershop. We look at the way the world works and say, 'Everything's become so not fun, so let's make it fun again.'.