in all seriousness

ADVERB

seriously

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actively earnestly passionately sincerely vigorously

STRONG

gravely

WEAK

all joking aside cool it cut the comedy determinedly down fervently for real in all conscience in earnest intently purposefully resolutely sedately simmer down soberly solemnly sternly straighten out thoughtfully with a straight face with forethought with sobriety zealously

Antonyms

WEAK

casually funnily lightly minor trivially

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

in all seriousness

“I can’t,” the author replied in all seriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

But in all seriousness, I do love pumpkin.

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2023

“We are preparing for this in all seriousness, and we have several backup plans,” Aaltonen-Forsell said.

From Reuters ● May 5, 2022

But in all seriousness, there is a sizable business here: Verizon tells Axios it already has 3 million existing customers of subscription products it offers across services like Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Fantasy.

From The Verge ● Mar. 23, 2021

“She is an excellent headmistress,” Penelope said in all seriousness, but for some reason the remark made her parents laugh.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

in all seriousness

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Related Words