serious
Not at all light
Serious describes something requiring careful attention or carrying significant weight.
A serious illness threatens health; a serious conversation addresses important matters.
Serious people are earnest and not given to levity: She's serious about her career.
To take something seriously is to treat it as worthy of consideration.
Are you serious? questions whether someone truly means what they've said.
Serious money or serious talent emphasizes impressive magnitude.
Gravely serious in mood
- solemnSerious and dignified
- grimHarsh and foreboding
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- unsmilingNot showing amusement
sober · staid · dignified · austere · subdued · funereal · mournful · dour
Having notable importance
- consequentialHaving significant effects
- weightyHeavy or significant
- substantialOf notable size or importance
- majorOf chief importance
critical · pressing · urgent · pivotal · crucial · momentous · considerable · profound
Identification of illness
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- conditionState or stipulation
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
acute · severe · life-threatening · complications · chronic · terminal · hospitalization · treatment
Truly what it claims
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- honestFree from deception
- authenticVerified as original
real · true · straightforward · candid · frank · wholehearted · unfeigned · no-nonsense
Firm pledge to act
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- conscientiousScrupulously careful and thorough
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
persistent · tenacious · focused · disciplined · industrious · meticulous · persevering · studious
Far from surface
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
consuming · absorbing · engrossing · heavyweight · substantial · committed · involved · engaged
Inclined to deep thought
- reflectiveCasting back light
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
analytical · deliberative · measured · careful · considered · reasoned · studious · cerebral
somber
Gravely serious in mood
unsmiling · sober · staid · dignified · austere · subdued · funereal · mournful · dour · severe
significant
Having notable importance
- consequentialHaving significant effects
- weightyHeavy or significant
- substantialOf notable size or importance
major · critical · pressing · urgent · pivotal · crucial · momentous · considerable · profound · far-reaching
diagnosis
Identification of illness
critical · acute · severe · life-threatening · complications · chronic · terminal · hospitalization · treatment · surgery
genuine
Truly what it claims
authentic · real · true · straightforward · candid · frank · wholehearted · unfeigned · no-nonsense · direct
commitment
Firm pledge to act
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- conscientiousScrupulously careful and thorough
hardworking · persistent · tenacious · focused · disciplined · industrious · meticulous · persevering · studious · driven
deep
Far from surface
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
ardent · consuming · absorbing · engrossing · heavyweight · substantial · committed · involved · engaged · immersed
contemplative
Inclined to deep thought
- reflectiveCasting back light
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
introspective · analytical · deliberative · measured · careful · considered · reasoned · studious · cerebral · intellectual
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- questionsquestion, inquiry, questions, query, interrogatives
- commitment levelscommitted, dedicated, devoted, loyal, faithful
- datingmatch, profile, swipe left, hookup, breakup
- relationship statussingle, married, divorced, engaged, separated
- speaking stylesarticulate, blunt, candid, conversational, casual
serioustrivial
Lacking significance or weight
minor · unimportant · trifling · negligible · insignificant
serioussuperficial
Lacking depth or substance
casual · cursory · halfhearted · dilettantish · amateurish
- take seriouslyTreat as significant
- dead seriousAbsolutely not joking
- are you seriousExpression of disbelief
- getting seriousTransitioning to commitment
- get serious
- serious injurySignificant physical harm
seriously, seriousness, unserious, nonserious, seriocomic, overserious, non-serious, unseriousness, serious-minded