Definitions

seriously

[seer-ee-uhs-lee] / ˈsɪər i əs li /

ADVERB

not humorously

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 all seriousness 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

ADVERB

dangerously, critically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acutely badly grievously intensely severely sorely very

STRONG

gravely

WEAK

decidedly deplorably distressingly harmfully menacingly perilously precariously quite regrettably threateningly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little

WEAK

casually funnily lightly minor trivially

Example Sentences

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Villarreal: More seriously — not that I don’t take you two seriously as candidates — I would throw my enthusiasm around Jonathan Bailey or Damson Idris.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Polymarket also provided numbers to show that it was taking enforcement seriously.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Alsanawi says he takes relationships with his clients seriously.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

She didn’t take it all that seriously, often skipping her medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

No one was sure which part of any of that they were supposed to take seriously, and Mr. MacPherson seemed to enjoy how much they didn’t know.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

seriously

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