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. Robert Hutchins:

   It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness which would do credit to any college student, but the monkey is serious because he itches.

2. Riyad Naasan Agha:

   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.

3. Chief Volker Kluwe:

   We do take this intelligence seriously. That is why we proceeded with this protocol. We did not take this decision lightly, but it was in accordance with the seriousness of the intelligence.

4. Friedrich Nietzsche:

   Maturity consists in having rediscovered the seriousness one had as a child at play.

5. Drew Hammill:

   Once again, House Republicans are crawling to the courts to relieve them of their responsibility to govern, republicans should stop wasting millions of taxpayer dollars suing the President, and start showing some seriousness for the security of the American people.