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with a straight face

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 all seriousness in earnest intently purposefully resolutely sedately simmer down soberly solemnly sternly straighten out thoughtfully with forethought with sobriety zealously

Antonyms

WEAK

casually funnily lightly minor trivially

Example Sentences

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And I remember thinking, “oh my gosh, that someone could say that with a straight face? What am I doing here?”

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

It is a wonder they can make such statements with a straight face.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

Down a busy street in Sants, Maleducat was rewriting Catalan home cooking with a straight face.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

“We are not the issuer, and we don’t pay interest—we pay rewards,” CEO Brian Armstrong told analysts, presumably with a straight face.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Even / couldn’t think, “What’s the point of Renee Albert coming to my house?” with a straight face.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

with a straight face

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