Synonyms for seriousness
se·ri·ous·ness

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1. seriousness

   Synonyms:
   dulness, gravity, sobriety, solemnity, stolidity, stupidity

   Antonyms:
   banter, burlesque, drollery, facetiousness, fun, humor, jest, jocularity, joke, playfulness, pleasantry, raillery, waggery, waggishness, wit, witticism

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1. earnestness, seriousness, sinceritynoun

   an earnest and sincere feeling

   Synonyms:
   earnestness, unassumingness, distressfulness, sincerity, serious-mindedness

   Antonyms:
   frivolity, frivolousness

2. seriousness, distressfulnessnoun

   the quality of arousing fear or distress

   "he learned the seriousness of his illness"

   Synonyms:
   earnestness, distressfulness, sincerity, serious-mindedness

   Antonyms:
   frivolousness, frivolity

3. seriousness, 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-mindedness

   Antonyms:
   frivolousness, frivolity

Matched Categories

1. • Badness
   • Gravity
   • Trait

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1. seriousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   gravity, solemnity, demureness, sedateness

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1. seriousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   gravity

   Antonyms:
   levity, frivolity, triviality

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1. List of paraphrases for "seriousness":

   gravity, severity, solemnity, earnestness, serious, magnitude, earnest, acuteness, sincerity

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How to use seriousness in a sentence?

1. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   Donald's going to be as serious a candidate as he wants to be. He can determine through the depth of his answers, the seriousness of his answers, whether he's a serious candidate or he isn't.

2. Ali Zaidi:

   But in seriousness, you know, this is a month that really pushes you to forge community. It’s very easy when you’re in the 24/7 grind to lose a sense of the people that surround us and strengthen us. This is an opportunity to reach out to them. It’s really a month that’s oriented towards service.

3. Chris Christie:

   Donald is going to be as serious as Donald wants to be. And he's going to determine through the depth of his answers and the seriousness of his answers whether he is a serious candidate or he isn't.

4. President Biden:

   And we’re united in our understanding of the urgency and seriousness of the threat Russia is making to global peace and stability.

5. Will Pierce:

   I'm thrilled that Josh is joining Draft Biden, biden supporters across the country know how close he was to Beau and his family. Josh joining the Draft Biden effort only increases the seriousness nature of what to date has been an enormously successful effort.