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more serious

ADJECTIVE

somber, humorless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deliberate genuine honest severe sincere thoughtful

STRONG

sober

WEAK

austere bound bound and determined businesslike cold sober contemplative deadpan determined downbeat earnest funereal go for broke grave grim intent long-faced meditative no-nonsense pensive pokerfaced reflective resolute resolved sedate set solemn staid steady stern unhumorous unsmiling weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deceptive dishonest false insincere misleading untrustworthy

WEAK

flippant funny happy light minor trivial unimportant unserious

ADJECTIVE

crucial, weighty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dangerous deep difficult far-reaching grievous important major meaningful severe significant tough urgent

WEAK

arduous fateful fell formidable grave grim hard heavy laborious meaning business menacing momentous no joke no laughing matter of consequence operose out for blood playing hard ball pressing smoking sobering strenuous strictly business threatening ugly unamusing unhumorous worrying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm easy facile friendly insignificant little meaningless minor small trivial unimportant worthless

WEAK

flippant funny happy light unserious

Example Sentences

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The current situation, with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, is “clearly a much more serious disruption” to the oil market, Kloza said.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

And it alleges that paramedics who responded to the crash with the private ambulance company American Medical Response treated the deputy and transported him before attending to Fox’s and Hinkley’s more serious injuries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

But as a relationship gets more serious — especially if you’re thinking about moving in together — there are conversations you simply can’t avoid.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Shareholders appeared more serious, too, probing Abel’s plans for how he would continue Buffett’s legacy and oversee Berkshire’s mammoth stock portfolio, and whether he had settled on his own successor yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The darkness definitely made it seem more serious.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds