Definition for In earnest:

• characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; " both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; " an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; " a film with a solemn social message"

Synonyms for In earnest:

• adj.

  •sobersided (adjective)
  • downbeat,
  • determined,
  • cold sober,
  • pokerfaced,
  • resolved,
  • stern,
  • deadpan,
  • honest,
  • funereal,
  • pensive,
  • contemplative,
  • meditative,
  • long-faced,
  • bound and determined,
  • bound,
  • no nonsense,
  • austere,
  • weighty,
  • sedate,
  • intent,
  • reflective,
  • solemn,
  • thoughtful,
  • unsmiling,
  • grave,
  • deliberate,
  • resolute,
  • set,
  • genuine,
  • severe,
  • unhumorous,
  • go for broke,
  • steady,
  • grim.

• adv.

  •seriously (adverb)
  • intently,
  • for real,
  • actively,
  • straighten out,
  • gravely,
  • determinedly,
  • thoughtfully,
  • zealously,
  • with sobriety,
  • fervently,
  • solemnly,
  • with a straight face,
  • passionately,
  • sedately,
  • sternly,
  • all joking aside,
  • sincerely,
  • with forethought,
  • in all seriousness,
  • down,
  • cut the comedy,
  • simmer down,
  • vigorously,
  • soberly,
  • cool it,
  • purposefully,
  • resolutely,
  • in all conscience.

• adv

  •seriously (adverb)
  • with straight face.

• n.

  •earnestly (noun)
  • earnestly.
  •sincere (noun)
  • sincere.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • sobersided,
  • lighten up,
  • staid,
  • stolid,
  • officious.
  •
  • sober,
  • businesslike,
  • no-nonsense,
  • humorless.
  •
  • substantial.
  •
  • deep.

Antonyms for In earnest:

• adv.

  • seriously
    lightly, casually, minor, trivially, funnily.