Similar Words

— critical
— difficult
— earnest
— grave
— hard
— important
— intellectual
— of import
— overserious
— real
— saw-horse
— scarce
— scorch
— scourge
— screech
— scrooge
— search
— sedate
— series
— serious-minded
— shirk
— shriek
— sincere
— sirocco
— sober
— sobering
— solemn
— solid
— source
— surge
— thoughtful

Misspelling

erious, seerious, seriious, serioous, seriou, seriouus, seriuos, seroius, serrious, sseriouss, zeriouz

Serious — synonyms, serious antonyms, definition

1. serious (a)

102 synonyms

assiduous austere bad bitter brisk burdensome businesslike capital ceremonial ceremonious climacteric concentrated consequential considerable coy critical crucial damning dangerous decorous • • •

2. serious (Adjective)

3 synonyms

good life-threatening unplayful

1 antonym

frivolous

6 definitions

serious (Adjective) — Concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities. ex. "a serious student of history" ex. "a serious attempt to learn to ski" ex. "gave me a serious look" ex. "a serious young man" ex. "are you serious or joking?" ex. "Don't be so serious!"

serious (Adjective) — Of great consequence. ex. "marriage is a serious matter"

serious (Adjective) — Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. ex. "a serious wound"

serious (Adjective) — Appealing to the mind. ex. "a serious book"

serious (Adjective) — Completely lacking in playfulness.

serious (Adjective) — Requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve. ex. "raised serious objections to the proposal" ex. "the plan has a serious flaw"

6 see also

earnestness fun playfulness serious-mindedness seriousness sincerity