What are the opposite words for take seriously?
Antonyms for the phrase "take seriously" include words like ignore, dismiss, neglect, overlook and trivialize. When you ignore something, it means you pay no attention to it whatsoever. Dismissing something means you reject it out of hand, refusing to give it any consideration. Neglecting something implies a willful lack of attention and care. Overlooking something means you fail to see something that is evident to others, and trivializing means you downplay something, making it seem unimportant or insignificant. All these words indicate a lack of appreciation for the importance or gravity of a situation or event.
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- fiddle with,
- flirt with,
- monkey around,
- muck around,
- toy with,
- Idled,
- idles,
- amuse oneself with,
- trifle with,
- am amateur,
- amuse with,
- amused oneself with,
- amused with,
- amuses oneself with,
- amuses with,
- amusing oneself with,
- amusing with,
- are amateur,
- art amateur,
- be amateur,
- being amateur,
- dilly dally,
- fiddled with,
- fiddles with,
- fiddling with,
- flirted with,
- flirting with,
- flirts with,
- is amateur,
- monkeyed around,
- monkeying around,
- mucked around,
- mucking around,
- mucks around,
- not be serious,
- play games with,
- played games with,
- playing games with,
- plays games with,
- toyed with,
- toying with,
- toys with,
- trifled with,
- trifles with,
- trifling with,
- was amateur,
- wast amateur,
- were amateur,
- wert amateur,
- work superficially,
- worked superficially,
- working superficially,
- works superficially,
- wrought superficially.
- play at; tinker
Antonym of the day
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- Antonyms:
- aid, discourage, dissuade.
