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in all seriousness

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 earnest intently purposefully resolutely sedately simmer down soberly solemnly sternly straighten out thoughtfully with a straight face with forethought with sobriety zealously

Antonyms

WEAK

casually funnily lightly minor trivially

Example Sentences

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“I can’t,” the author replied in all seriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But in all seriousness, one thing Sloan shared is why she thinks America's idea of racism is incorrect.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

On Twitter, YouTube, Discord and other online platforms, investors are now using the word “addiction” in all seriousness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2022

“We are preparing for this in all seriousness, and we have several backup plans,” Aaltonen-Forsell said.

From Reuters • May 5, 2022

In the nineteenth century it was claimed, in all seriousness, that Columbus’s contemporaries thought the world was flat and expected him to sail over the edge.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

in all seriousness

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