reverentadjective
uk/ˈrev.ər.ənt/us/ˈrev.ɚ.ənt/showing great respect and admiration:
A reverent silence fell over the crowd.
Opposite
irreverent
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing respect and admiration
- admiration
- admire
- admiring
- awe
- awestruck
- glory
- hero worship
- honorific
- honour
- idolatry
- idolize
- impress
- recognition
- regard
- salute
- sb deserves a medal idiom
- sit
- sit at the feet of sb idiom
- stan
- think the sun shines out (of) sb's arse/backside idiom
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reverently
adverb uk/ˈrev.ər.ənt.li/us/ˈrev.ɚ.ənt.li/
He laid the wreath reverently in front of the memorial.