Qualities

Synonyms for irreverent

The synonym for irreverent recorded in this bank is impertinent, in the sense "characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for irreverent

impertinentadjective, in the sense "characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for irreverent.

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

A certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

impertinent

Same sentence, swapped: A certain impertinent gaiety and ease of manner.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for irreverent in the sentence quoted.

godless
impious
disparaging

Where irreverent turns up in the game

irreverent is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where irreverent is the trap

disparagingadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is derogatory, in the sense "expressive of low opinion", with irreverent sitting one tile away.

Play irreverent

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so irreverent reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. No sentence here is generated at deploy time.

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smartnessnounalacrityliveliness and eagernessHigh CampHas a reason line soundlessadjectivestillmarked by absence of soundHigh Camp speciousadjectivespuriousplausible but falseHigh CampHas a reason line speednounswiftnessa rate (usually rapid) at which something happensHigh CampHas a reason line groundlessadjectivewildwithout a basis in reason or factHigh Camp guisenounpretextan artful or simulated semblanceRidgelineHas a reason line gulfnoundisconnectan unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)Ridgeline sufficiencynounenoughan adequate quantityHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason line

The wrong tile gets explained too

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