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Synonyms for seriousness
se·ri·ous·ness
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
seriousness
Synonyms:
dulness, gravity, sobriety, solemnity, stolidity, stupidityAntonyms:
banter, burlesque, drollery, facetiousness, fun, humor, jest, jocularity, joke, playfulness, pleasantry, raillery, waggery, waggishness, wit, witticism
Princeton's WordNet
earnestness, seriousness, sinceritynoun
an earnest and sincere feeling
Synonyms:
earnestness, unassumingness, distressfulness, sincerity, serious-mindednessAntonyms:
frivolity, frivolousnessseriousness, distressfulnessnoun
the quality of arousing fear or distress
"he learned the seriousness of his illness"
Synonyms:
earnestness, distressfulness, sincerity, serious-mindednessAntonyms:
frivolousness, frivolityseriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sinceritynoun
the trait of being serious
"a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice
Synonyms:
earnestness, unassumingness, distressfulness, sincerity, serious-mindednessAntonyms:
frivolousness, frivolity
Dictionary of English Synonymes
seriousnessnoun
Synonyms:
gravity, solemnity, demureness, sedateness
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
seriousnessnoun
Synonyms:
gravityAntonyms:
levity, frivolity, triviality
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2107 | serious | |
#7797 | gravity | |
#8441 | magnitude | |
#10009 | severity | |
#17693 | earnest | |
#20444 | stupidity | |
#24329 | seriousness | |
#27844 | sincerity | |
#41208 | sobriety | |
#67470 | earnestness | |
#70805 | solemnity | |
#177701 | acuteness | |
#269750 | dulness |
How to use seriousness in a sentence?
A measure of the seriousness with which Israel took its moral duties and its responsibilities under the laws of armed conflict is that in some cases Israel’s scrupulous adherence to the laws of war cost Israeli soldiers’ and civilians’ lives.
I thought it was important for me to clarify the unfortunate remarks I made earlier, in no way did I intend to downplay the seriousness of this situation or the tragedy of that night.
We don't know the extent of their seriousness or preparation for this, but we hope these statements reflect serious intentions.
I am personally suffering an eye infection and skin allergies due to smog, my classmates also suffered bronchitis, lung infections and other smog related diseases. The government must show seriousness to resolve this problem.
We are going to Geneva to put to the test the seriousness of the international community in its promises to the Syrian people and to also test the seriousness of the regime in implementing its humanitarian obligations, we want to show the world our seriousness in moving toward negotiations to find a political solution.
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