irreverently
With playful disrespect
Irreverently means in a manner showing lack of respect for things typically treated with reverence—religion, tradition, authority, or sacred customs.
The tone is often playful rather than hostile: She irreverently nicknamed the company's founder "Big Daddy".
Someone who irreverently mocks a ceremony isn't necessarily hostile to it—they may simply refuse to treat solemnity as obligatory.
In a sacrilegious way
- profanelyIn a vulgar manner
- impiouslyWithout religious respect
- hereticallyAgainst accepted religious doctrine
- godlesslyWithout acknowledging deity
sacrilegiously · secularly · skeptically · scornfully · cynically
In a disobedient manner
- defiantlyIn open resistance
- unabashedlyWithout any embarrassment
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
- daringlyWith bold risk-taking
provocatively · transgressively · subversively · unconventionally · unapologetically · recklessly · outrageously · shamelessly
With mocking wit
- sarcasticallyWith mocking insincerity
- mockinglyIn a ridiculing manner
- parodyingImitating for comic effect
- lampooningRidiculing through exaggeration
spoofing · jestingly · quipping · teasing · bantering · ribbing · roasting · jibing
With disrespectful boldness
- insolentlyWith offensive disrespect
- impertinentlyIn a disrespectful manner
- flippantlyWith inappropriate levity
- brazenlyIn shameless manner
audaciously · contemptuously · derisively · disdainfully · dismissively · snidely · rudely · discourteously
blasphemously
In a sacrilegious way
- profanelyIn a vulgar manner
- impiouslyWithout religious respect
- hereticallyAgainst accepted religious doctrine
godlessly · sacrilegiously · secularly · skeptically · scornfully · cynically
rebelliously
In a disobedient manner
- defiantlyIn open resistance
- unabashedlyWithout any embarrassment
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
daringly · provocatively · transgressively · subversively · unconventionally · unapologetically · recklessly · outrageously · shamelessly · impiously
satirically
With mocking wit
- sarcasticallyWith mocking insincerity
- mockinglyIn a ridiculing manner
- parodyingImitating for comic effect
lampooning · spoofing · jestingly · quipping · teasing · bantering · ribbing · roasting · jibing · taunting
impudently
With disrespectful boldness
- insolentlyWith offensive disrespect
- impertinentlyIn a disrespectful manner
- flippantlyWith inappropriate levity
brazenly · audaciously · contemptuously · derisively · disdainfully · dismissively · snidely · rudely · discourteously · presumptuously
irreverentlyreverently
With profound respect
reverentially · respectfully · deferentially · worshipfully · devoutly
irreverentlysolemnly
In a serious manner
gravely · seriously · earnestly · soberly · ceremoniously
irreverentlydevoutly
With sincere faith
piously · religiously · sacredly · sanctimoniously · holily
- irreverent humorComedy disrespecting the solemn