What are the opposite words for seriousness?
Seriousness can be described as a state of mind where one is focused, somber, and sincere. Antonyms for seriousness would be qualities that are frivolous, funny, or lighthearted. Playfulness, humor, and joyfulness would be some antonyms for seriousness. These words connote a sense of lightness and lack of responsibility. Other antonyms could include carelessness, recklessness, and irresponsibility, which all suggest a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions. It is important to remember that while being serious can be important in many situations, embracing the opposite qualities of playfulness and humor can lead to relief from stress and a lighter, more enjoyable life.
- absurdity
-
foolishness
- absurdness,
- foolery,
- irresponsibility,
- unwiseness,
- Fooleries,
- carryings-on,
- absurdnesses,
- carrying-on,
- carryingon,
- carryings on,
- carryingson,
- fool trick,
- fool tricks,
- horse feather,
- in sensibilities,
- in sensibility,
- in-sensibilities,
- in-sensibility,
- irresponsibilities,
- mis take,
- mis takes,
- mis-take,
- mis-takes,
- unwisenesses.
- wit
- levity
- amusement
- sport
- fool
- cry
- cheer
-
imitation
- apery,
- duplication,
- transcription,
- Aperies,
- duplications,
- transcriptions,
- phonies,
- counter part,
- counter parts,
- counter-part,
- counter-parts,
- echoings,
- mimesises,
- mirrorings,
- para phrasing,
- para phrasings,
- para-phrasing,
- para-phrasings,
- parallelings,
- paraphrasings,
- patternings,
- re flection,
- re flections,
- re plica,
- re presenting,
- re productions,
- re semblance,
- re semblances,
- re-flection,
- re-flections,
- re-plica,
- re-presenting,
- re-production,
- re-productions,
- re-semblance,
- representings.
- scream
- wrinkle
- disrespect
- bantering
- caper
-
comedy
- facetiousness,
- field day,
- merry-go-round,
- sitcom,
- wittiness,
- Funnies,
- schtick,
- SITCOMS,
- fun and games,
- light entertainment,
- play on,
- wisecracking,
- chaffings,
- comic drama,
- comic dramas,
- facetiousnesses,
- field days,
- fun and gameses,
- fun games,
- fun gameses,
- gag show,
- gag shows,
- high camp,
- high camps,
- inter lude,
- inter ludes,
- inter-lude,
- inter-ludes,
- jokings,
- light entertainments,
- merry go round,
- merry go rounds,
- merry-go-rounds,
- play ons,
- schticks,
- slapsticks,
- wittinesses.
-
craze
- fad.
- diversion
- drollery
-
entertainment
- clambake,
- re-creation,
- Regalement,
- blow out,
- Leisure Activities,
- Leisure Activity,
- regalements,
- wingdings,
- wingding,
- blow outs,
- clambakes,
- good times,
- lots laugh,
- lots laughs,
- lots of laugh,
- lots of laughs,
- re creation,
- re creations,
- re lief,
- re-creations,
- re-lief,
- sur prise,
- sur prises,
- sur-prise,
- sur-prises.
- fad
- fun
- gaiety
- ha-ha
- hooey
- hurrah
-
indiscretion
- crudeness,
- excitability,
- indiscreetness,
- ingenuousness,
- simple mindedness,
- Misspeak,
- slip up,
- misspeaks,
- simplemindedness,
- crudenesses,
- dropping ball,
- dropping the ball,
- dumb move,
- dumb moves,
- excitabilities,
- fool mistake,
- fool mistakes,
- foul ups,
- foul-up,
- foul-ups,
- foulup,
- foulups,
- in discreetness,
- in discreetnesses,
- in discretion,
- in discretions,
- in-discreetness,
- in-discreetnesses,
- in-discretion,
- indiscreetnesses,
- ingenuousnesses,
- mis cue,
- mis cues,
- mis judgment,
- mis judgments,
- mis speak,
- mis speaks,
- mis-cue,
- mis-cues,
- mis-judgment,
- mis-speak,
- mis-speaks,
- screw ups,
- screw-ups,
- simple mindednesses,
- simple-mindedness,
- simple-mindednesses,
- simplemindednesses,
- slip of tongue,
- slip the tongue,
- slip ups,
- slip-up,
- slip-ups,
- tactlessnesses,
- un seemliness,
- un seemlinesses,
- un-seemliness,
- un-seemlinesses.
- irony
- irresponsibility
- irreverence
- mirth
- outcry
- play
- prank
- raillery
-
romp
- romp.
- tomfoolery
- caricature
- deceit
- farce
-
flightiness
- capriciousness,
- changeability,
- fickleness,
- inconstancy,
- variability,
- whimsicality,
- Whimsicalness,
- inconstancies,
- mercurialness,
- airheadedness,
- airheadednesses,
- capriciousnesses,
- changeabilities,
- ficklenesses,
- in constancies,
- in constancy,
- in stability,
- in-constancies,
- in-constancy,
- in-stabilities,
- in-stability,
- mercurialnesses,
- variabilities,
- whimsicalnesses.
- flippancy
-
folly
- daftness,
- inadvisability,
- obliquity,
- recklessness,
- silliness,
- Obliquities,
- dottiness,
- idiocies,
- witlessness,
- daftnesses,
- dottinesses,
- dumb thing do,
- dumb thing to do,
- dumb trick,
- dumb tricks,
- in advisabilities,
- in advisability,
- in-advisabilities,
- in-advisability,
- in-discretions,
- inadvisabilities,
- un soundness,
- un-soundness,
- un-soundnesses,
- witlessnesses.
- fooling
- freak
- frivolity
- happiness
- humor
- joke
- joy
- lunacy
- merriment
- mistake
- mockery
- quip
-
riot
- anarchism,
- boisterousness,
- jollification,
- shivaree,
- sidesplitter,
- skylark,
- TODO,
- skylarks,
- brannigan,
- anarchisms,
- boisterousnesses,
- brannigans,
- dis temper,
- dis tempers,
- dis-temper,
- dis-tempers,
- ex cess,
- ex-cess,
- ex-cesses,
- free for all,
- jollifications,
- mis rules,
- mis-rules,
- mob violence,
- mob violences,
- runin,
- shivarees,
- sidesplitters,
- street fighting,
- to do.
- sarcasm
- satire
- sham
- shout
- stupidity
- teasing
- trick
- whim
- whoop
- yell
- ridiculous situation or behavior
- nonsense
- repartee
- pleasantry
- antic, lark
- exaggerated description in writing, drawing
- funny entertainment
-
calling out; yelling
- cry.
- entertainment, recreation
-
festivity
- dos,
- do's,
- revelings,
- revelments.
- whimsicalness
- amusement, pleasure
- adventure, usually lighthearted
- nonsense, satire
- celebration, revelry
- nonsense, ridiculous idea
- joking, tricks
- idiocy, nonsense
- irregularity, whim
- silliness, childishness
- amusement, revel
-
amusement, play
- fun.
- happiness, celebration
- simulation, substitution
-
fun, quip
- joke.
-
great happiness, pleasure
- joy.
- funniness, silliness
- craziness, madness
- great joy
-
amusement, entertainment
- play.
- nice remark
- practical joke; frivolity
-
witty communication, often verbal
- quip.
-
uprising, disorder
- riot.
- ridicule intended to expose truth
- humorlessness
- danger; criticalness
- recreational activity; entertainment
- stupid act
- spoof, ridicule
-
sudden idea
- whim.
-
loud communication
- yell.
- comicality
- Other relevant words
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hand picks
- Antonyms:
- grow, ignore, plant.