reverence

[rev-er-uhns, rev-ruhns] / ˈrɛv ər əns, ˈrɛv rəns /

NOUN

high opinion of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admiration adoration awe deference devotion esteem loyalty piety respect veneration

STRONG

apotheosis approbation approval bow deification devoutness fealty fear genuflection homage honor love obeisance obsequiousness praise prostration religiousness worship

WEAK

high esteem

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dishonor disregard disrespect hate

STRONG

censure condemnation criticism dislike hatred

WEAK

disdain scorn

Example Sentences

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Joseph navigated those years in the wake with unadorned reverence, while starting a family of his own and directing some of the most transcendent music videos of the 2010s.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Her father was a politician, lawyer and judge, and from him she learned reverence for the law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

But the Young 40 memes also represent Korean youth's growing scepticism of this almost forced reverence for elders.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Missing in all this is any reverence for or even superstitious fear of the dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

She might be Isagol the Terrible, but one can’t be irredeemable who shows reverence for books.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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