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1. serious
adjective. ['ˈsɪriːəs'] concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities.
Synonyms
- thoughtful
- earnest
- serious-minded
- sincere
- solemn
- sober
- overserious
- real
- solid
- sincerity
- earnestness
- seriousness
- sedate
- sobering
- serious-mindedness
Antonyms
- frivolous
- disingenuous
- insincerity
- counterfeit
Etymology
- seryows (Middle English (1100-1500))
- serieux (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Rhymes with Serious
- deleterious
- mysterious
- imperious
- delirious
How do you pronounce serious?
Pronounce serious as ˈsɪriəs.
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Sentences with serious
1. Adjective
Doing so while the engine is still cold or in the process of warming up could cause serious damage.
Quotes about serious
1. There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business.
- Al Franken
2. Being incarcerated is truly very serious, and it has changed my life to such an extent that breaking the cycle has become my sole focus. Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
- Ja Rule
3. There's something very authentic about humor, when you think about it. Anybody can pretend to be serious. But you can't pretend to be funny.
- Billy Collins
2. serious-minded
adjective. acting with or showing thought and good sense.
Synonyms
- serious
Antonyms
- inconsiderate
- unthoughtfulness
3. serious-mindedness
noun. the trait of being serious.
Synonyms
- sombreness
- solemness
- frivolous
- sobriety
- gravity
- trait
- sedateness
- soberness
- serious
- earnestness
- staidness
- solemnity
- seriousness
- somberness
- sincerity
- graveness
- commitment
Antonyms
- serious
- frivolous
- profound
- intemperance
4. serious
adjective. ['ˈsɪriːəs'] of great consequence.
Synonyms
- important
Antonyms
- superficial
- insincere
Etymology
- seryows (Middle English (1100-1500))
- serieux (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. serious
adjective. ['ˈsɪriːəs'] causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm.
Synonyms
- severe
- dangerous
- life-threatening
- critical
- grievous
Antonyms
- birth
- inconsiderate
- unthoughtfulness
- thoughtless
Etymology
- seryows (Middle English (1100-1500))
- serieux (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. serious
adjective. ['ˈsɪriːəs'] appealing to the mind.
Synonyms
- good
Antonyms
- purposeless
- unreal
Etymology
- seryows (Middle English (1100-1500))
- serieux (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. serious
adjective. ['ˈsɪriːəs'] completely lacking in playfulness.
Synonyms
- sober
- playfulness
- unplayful
Antonyms
- false
- dishonest
- intoxicated
- colorful
Etymology
- seryows (Middle English (1100-1500))
- serieux (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. serious
adjective. ['ˈsɪriːəs'] requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve.
Synonyms
- hard
Antonyms
- inattentiveness
- heedless
Etymology
- seryows (Middle English (1100-1500))
- serieux (Old French (842-ca. 1400))