Difference between Impious and Irreverent

What is the difference between Impious and Irreverent?

Impious as an adjective is not pious while Irreverent as an adjective is lacking proper respect or seriousness; sarcastic.

Impious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not pious lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god

Irreverent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Lacking proper respect or seriousness; sarcastic.Disrespectful, cynical, cavilling, querulous, or vulgar, where one's own feelings, or especially deference to the feelings of others, customarily command silence, discretion, and circumspection.

Example sentence: In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent.

We hope you now know whether to use Impious or Irreverent in your sentence.

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