Word Finder - serious

definition

Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition

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It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily.

synonyms

• earnest
• solemn

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Important; weighty; not insignificant

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This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.

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Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving

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After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.

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(of a relationship) Committed.

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In a serious manner; seriously.

This is serious stuff.

Don't joke; I mean to have a serious talk with you.

I am serious and fortunately in a perfect position to act.

I will go with you gladly soon, but I am just concluding a serious meditation.

Jake grew serious and sat in the spare chair in her cube.

A girl's life is in serious danger.

He could see I was getting serious, and he was afraid you would draw me away from my work.

Before the countess could answer, Prince Andrew entered the room with an agitated and serious face.

She has some serious decisions to make.

He raised the topic as much to take Cynthia's mind off Martha's departure as from any serious concern about the old man.

While Betsy was dead serious, it remained a game in everyone else's mind except Howie.

That's not my field but I'm not sure if anyone is producing serious study.

Cynthia gave him a hands-on-hips serious look.

While we kidded about selling Howie out for a million buck reward, the increased outside interest in our activities was a serious matter.

However said, I'm forced to agree a serious relationship can't exist on a bed of lies.

I'd never noticed the camping area the rear when I'd come down to watch some serious softball.

On the thirteenth of July the Pavlograds took part in a serious action for the first time.

We'd be accusing people of serious crimes!

Again on all the bright faces of the squadron the serious expression appeared that they had worn when under fire.

He was Damian's size, though by his lopsided shoulders and scars, he'd survived some sort of serious injury.

I guess that explains why you're so reluctant to get into a serious relationship.

Even in autocratic regimes, truth has a way of seeping in—which means today's dwindling crop of dictators has a serious problem.

She saw Prince Vasili's face, serious for an instant at the sight of her, but immediately smiling again, and the little princess curiously noting the impression "Marie" produced on the visitors.

Bagration seemed to say, and, fixing his weary eyes on the paper, began to read them with a fixed and serious expression.

When he didn't respond, I added, She'll have a hell of a headache but you guys both have some bridges in need of serious damage control.

The countess looked with sad and sternly serious eyes at Prince Andrew when he talked to Natasha and timidly started some artificial conversation about trifles as soon as he looked her way.

She was the one who had become serious - and with little encouragement on his part.

I'm sure it's nothing serious.

We all agreed Howie's nightmares were a serious problem.

I guessed the second rope might be cut, putting Shipton in serious danger.

There was no way he was serious.

He was serious about being with her.

Serious efforts to organize the game were made in the last quarter of the 19th century, but this time the lead came from Australia.

New York protested against the Bennington grant in 1749, but the question did not become serious until the chief obstacle to settlement was removed by the conquest of Canada in 1760-61.

In the cold, dreary month of February, when I was nineteen months old, I had a serious illness.

He couldn't be serious.

Tammy's dark eyes were serious.

She was almost surprised to see he was serious.

The woman has a serious problem.

It sounds to me like she needs some serious professional help.

I'm serious this time.

In the first part of her reign popular discontent found expression in various forms, and on one occasion it produced a serious insurrection.

It is possible that some of the early French and Spanish explorers visited the coast of North Carolina, but no serious attempt was made by Europeans to establish a settlement until near the close of the 16th century.

He thought she was joking but when she returned with a full pint of vodka, he realized she was serious.

Then he added, on a more serious note, "I'll give you a hand if I can, but nothing official."

The conversation was almost too serious for her muddled thoughts to follow.

He was serious enough that she laughed.

And soon, you'll see just how serious they were.

It's a strange feeling something serious is troubling the woman.

She smiled and then became serious again.