Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms ofseriousin English

serious

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LACKING HUMOUR AND NOT MEANT TO BE FUNNY

She had a serious look on her face.

Synonyms and examples

earnestAt that time he was an earnest young environmental activist.
soberThe mood of the gathering was sober and reflective.
sombreUKSince their colleague died there has been a very sombre atmosphere in the office.
solemnThe two men fell silent, their faces solemn.
grimHe looked over at Ed, his expression grim.
unsmilingI was greeted by her terse unsmiling face.
stony-facedUKThey sat stony-faced in their seats with their arms folded.
dourDespite the dour demeanour, he can laugh at himself.
humourlessUKThey are a notoriously humourless bunch.
po-facedUKinformaldisapprovingPeople sometimes think of the world of classical music as being po-faced, but the opposite is true.

Antonym and example

funny

I love that film - it's so funny!

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If someone or somethinglacks humour and is not meant to be funny, they are serious. If something such as a problem, illness, etc.has a bad outcome, it is serious.

HAVING A BAD RESULT OR OUTCOME

Her condition is not thought to be serious.

Synonyms and examples

badHe got a bad case of food poisoning.
bigOnline fraud is a big problem.
majorIt's not a major problem, but it does need to be taken care of.
graveThe public are in grave danger.
severeHe suffered severe damage to his right ankle during the opening match of the season.
life-threateningHis injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
grievousformalHer death is a grievous loss to the whole of the community.
urgentSuddenly, protecting the public from dangerous chemicals became an urgent matter.

Antonym and example

minor

He was charged with a minor traffic offence.

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If someone or somethinglacks humour and is not meant to be funny, they are serious. If something such as a problem, illness, etc.has a bad outcome, it is serious.

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释义	Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms ofseriousin English serious Thesaurus>lacking humour and not meant to be funny>serious These are words and phrases related toserious. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of serious. LACKING HUMOUR AND NOT MEANT TO BE FUNNY She had a serious look on her face. Synonyms and examples earnest At that time he was an earnest young environmental activist. sober The mood of the gathering was sober and reflective. sombreUK Since their colleague died there has been a very sombre atmosphere in the office. solemn The two men fell silent, their faces solemn. grim He looked over at Ed, his expression grim. unsmiling I was greeted by her terse unsmiling face. stony-facedUK They sat stony-faced in their seats with their arms folded. dour Despite the dour demeanour, he can laugh at himself. humourlessUK They are a notoriously humourless bunch. po-facedUKinformaldisapproving People sometimes think of the world of classical music as being po-faced, but the opposite is true. Antonym and example funny I love that film - it's so funny! Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofserious. See also bad big major grave severe life-threatening grievousformal urgent Learn more If someone or somethinglacks humour and is not meant to be funny, they are serious. If something such as a problem, illness, etc.has a bad outcome, it is serious. HAVING A BAD RESULT OR OUTCOME Her condition is not thought to be serious. Synonyms and examples bad He got a bad case of food poisoning. big Online fraud is a big problem. major It's not a major problem, but it does need to be taken care of. grave The public are in grave danger. severe He suffered severe damage to his right ankle during the opening match of the season. life-threatening His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. grievousformal Her death is a grievous loss to the whole of the community. urgent Suddenly, protecting the public from dangerous chemicals became an urgent matter. Antonym and example minor He was charged with a minor traffic offence. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofserious. See also earnest sober sombreUK solemn grim unsmiling stony-facedUK dour humourlessUK po-facedUKinformaldisapproving Learn more If someone or somethinglacks humour and is not meant to be funny, they are serious. If something such as a problem, illness, etc.has a bad outcome, it is serious. Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/serious##
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