reverently

1. 1.

   with reverence; in a reverent manner

   “he gazed reverently at the handiwork”

   Synonymsreverentially

   Antonymsirreverently

Questions about reverently

What does reverently mean?

reverently means "with reverence; in a reverent manner".

How many syllables are in reverently?

reverently has 4 syllables: rev-e-rent-ly. The stress falls on "rev". In IPA it is /ˈɹɛvɚəntli/.

What is another word for reverently?

Close synonyms include reverentially. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of reverently?

The recorded antonyms are irreverently.

Is reverently a common word?

reverently is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.