Be serious

Synonyms for "be serious" (23 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

crucial danger devoted earnest earnestness

Strong matches (7)

Noun(7 words)

genuine grave gravity importantproject seriousnessregard as importantseverity

Related words (11)

Noun(11 words)

significant sincere sober sobriety solemn solemnityspeak gravelytake seriouslytone down humortreat as seriousweighty

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

19 entries

attitude attributecommunication styledegree descriptordiscourse styledisposition importance intent level magnitudemental statemotive priority quality significance

Showing 16 of 19 words.

More specific

17 entries

academic seriousnessaddress with solemnitybe earnestbe gravebe solemncritical issuedevotion earnestnessextreme severitygrave matterhigh severitymoderate severitymoral seriousnessprofessional seriousnessproject gravitysobriety

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Collocations

17 entries

academic seriousnessbe serious aboutbe serious inbe serious withdegree of seriousnesslevel of seriousnessmoral seriousnessprofessional seriousnessserious businessserious consequenceserious issueserious matterserious problemserious riskserious toneseriousness of purpose

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Inflections

8 entries

been seriousbeing seriousis seriousmore seriousmost seriousseriousnesseswas seriouswere serious

Derivations

7 entries

earnestness seriousserious mindedseriously seriousness sobriety solemnity

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