Definition for Serious:

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; " a dangerous operation"; " a grave situation"; " a grave illness"; " grievous bodily harm"; " a serious wound"; " a serious turn of events"; " a severe case of pneumonia"

Synonyms for Serious:

• adj.

  •adult (adjective)
  • virile,
  • developed,
  • adult,
  • mature,
  • of age,
  • nubile,
  • reasonable,
  • full-grown.
  •bad (adjective)
  • painful.
  •big league (adjective)
  • strictly business,
  • playing hard ball.
  •critical (adjective)
  • risky,
  • pivotal,
  • high-priority.
  •crucial, weighty (adjective)
  • sobering,
  • of consequence,
  • grievous,
  • tough,
  • major,
  • no joke,
  • smoking,
  • fateful,
  • far-reaching,
  • difficult,
  • out for blood,
  • threatening,
  • Operose,
  • momentous,
  • unamusing,
  • meaning business,
  • no laughing matter,
  • fell,
  • menacing,
  • formidable,
  • strenuous.
  •dangerous (adjective)
  • dangersome,
  • portentous,
  • parlous,
  • Jeopardous.
  •enthusiastic (adjective)
  • fervent.
  •expressionless (adjective)
  • deadpan.
  •hard (adjective)
  • harder.
  •hell-bent (adjective)
  • hell-bent.
  •important (adjective)
  • sacred,
  • signal,
  • distinguished,
  • high-powered,
  • crucial,
  • mere,
  • big-wig,
  • eternal,
  • central,
  • considerable,
  • world-shaking,
  • noteworthy,
  • dominant,
  • influential,
  • eminent,
  • prominent,
  • key,
  • salient,
  • epoch-making,
  • newsworthy,
  • monumental,
  • hot,
  • cardinal,
  • earthshaking,
  • vital,
  • historic,
  • big league,
  • fundamental,
  • sacrosanct,
  • big-name,
  • all-consuming,
  • special,
  • telling,
  • of moment,
  • heavyweight,
  • major league.
  •major (adjective)
  • pre-eminent.
  •resolute (adjective)
  • zealous,
  • ruthless,
  • spunky,
  • earnest,
  • loyal,
  • uncompromising,
  • inexorable,
  • courageous,
  • willing,
  • unyielding,
  • devoted,
  • set,
  • steady,
  • firm,
  • insistent,
  • decisive,
  • indefatigable,
  • dauntless,
  • dogged,
  • stern,
  • valiant,
  • tireless,
  • tenacious,
  • persistent,
  • plucky,
  • steely,
  • hearty,
  • committed,
  • intent,
  • unwavering,
  • strong-willed,
  • unflinching,
  • indomitable,
  • unbending,
  • bold,
  • staunch,
  • deliberate,
  • constant,
  • diligent,
  • iron-willed,
  • bullheaded,
  • thorough,
  • faithful,
  • true,
  • stubborn,
  • dedicated,
  • reliable,
  • unchangeable,
  • fearless,
  • unshakeable,
  • headstrong,
  • intent upon,
  • persevering,
  • resolved,
  • steadfast,
  • implacable,
  • relentless.
  •ruminative (adjective)
  • ruminative.
  •severe (adjective)
  • severe,
  • bad,
  • unsmiling.
  •sober (adjective)
  • Clear-headed,
  • unexcited.
  •somber, humorless (adjective)
  • go for broke,
  • grim,
  • downbeat,
  • long-faced,
  • honest,
  • bound,
  • genuine,
  • unhumorous,
  • pokerfaced,
  • contemplative,
  • weighty,
  • meditative,
  • reflective,
  • solemn.
  •substantial (adjective)
  • goodly.

• n.

  •
  • widely,
  • enormous,
  • big,
  • great,
  • huge,
  • high,
  • large,
  • extensive.
  •
  • attitude,
  • active.
  •
  • work,
  • ruinous,
  • disastrous,
  • harmful,
  • injurious,
  • damaging.
  •
  • worried,
  • frightened,
  • alarmed,
  • nervous,
  • uneasy,
  • troubled,
  • upset,
  • help.
  •
  • date,
  • cheat,
  • cohabit,
  • court.
  •
  • humorlessly,
  • funereal.

• v.

  •intensified (verb)
  • intense.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • distressing,
  • gross,
  • engaged,
  • classical,
  • keen,
  • fervid,
  • dearly,
  • officious,
  • towering,
  • oppressive,
  • nerve-wracking,
  • dreadfully,
  • rigorous,
  • sobersided,
  • scalding,
  • stolid,
  • worrying,
  • desperate,
  • much,
  • keenly,
  • severely,
  • complicit,
  • sublime,
  • ferocious,
  • daunting,
  • submerged,
  • disturbing,
  • actively,
  • disconcerting,
  • ultimate,
  • fatally,
  • involved.
  •
  • uphill,
  • concerned,
  • rigid,
  • terminal,
  • supreme,
  • frightening,
  • fatal,
  • massive,
  • alarmist,
  • fraught,
  • humorless,
  • unbearable,
  • brooding,
  • tense,
  • sickening,
  • tall,
  • arduous,
  • venerable,
  • badly,
  • explosive,
  • dire,
  • niggling.
  •
  • stiff,
  • extreme,
  • sore,
  • savage,
  • proper,
  • anxious,
  • laborious.
  •
  • awful.
  •
  • seriously.
  •
  • strong.
  •stately
  • dignified.

Paraphrases for Serious:

• Equivalence

  • Foreign word
    severe.
  • Adjective
    gravest, difficult, earnest, serous, weighty, dangerous, grave, serious-minded, grievous, major.
  • Proper noun, singular
    dangerous, grave, grievous, major.
  • Verb, past tense
    grave.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    grave, grievous.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    profound, dramatic, intense, crucial, life-threatening, terrible, tough, perilous, precarious, disastrous, vigorous, heinous, worst, stringent, careful, alarming, ominous, daunting, immense, solemn, sobering, meticulous, grim, -seriously, flagrant, horrendous, compelling, proper, aggravated, sober, true, pressing, prominent, in-depth, powerful, widespread, arduous, catastrophic, fierce, respectable, urgent, vicious, reliable, businesslike, overwhelming, vast, serial, solid, damning, Business-like, tragic, credible, stern, robust, challenging, significant, scrupulous, aggravating, appalling, thoroughgoing, indictable, stark, large-scale, damaging, violent, high-profile, sombre, blatant, dreadful, stiff, desperate, conspicuous, bitter, problematic, rampant, complicated, ponderous, sizeable, prudent, unfortunate, sensible, potent, questionable, sound, earnestly, comprehensive, destructive, utmost, deadly, negative, rough, well-founded, distressing.
  • Proper noun, singular
    notices, significant.
  • Noun, plural
    repercussions, consequences, Injuries, Crimes, illnesses, breaches, Felonies, problems, levels, LOWS, Ones.
  • Interjection
    really.
  • Verb, past tense
    Happened, Meant.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    poses, encumbers, works, Worries, remains, covers.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    egregious, considerable, enormous, dire, tremendous, conscientious, strong, deep, rigorous, onerous, momentous, genuine, meaningful, real, seriously, formidable, worrisome, drastic, disturbing, thorough, devastating, far-reaching, thoughtful, extensive, worrying, strenuous, troubling, burdensome, sincere, cumbersome, fundamental, authoritative, strict, severe, reputable, honest, adverse, heavy-duty, intensive, outrageous.
  • Proper noun, singular
    seriously, seriousness, severe.
  • Noun, plural
    proportions.
  • Interjection
    seriously.

Antonyms for Serious:

• adj.

  • all
    frivolous.
  • crucial, weighty
    meaningless, insignificant, friendly, easy, little, facile, calm, worthless, small.
  • somber, humorless
    unimportant, happy, flippant, insincere, untrustworthy, dishonest, trivial, deceptive, false, misleading, light, funny.
  • Other antonyms:
    Weak-minded, nonsensical, nutty, loony, cuckoo, lunatic, mad, kooky, lite, noncritical, unwise, safe, Daffy, fatuous, nonintellectual, advantageous, asinine, cockeyed, innocent, jesting, minor, unserious, beneficial, witless, harmless, uproarious, unthreatening, good, zany, screwball, daft, innocuous, hilarious, crazy, brainless, wacky, noncrucial, balmy, insane, sappy, senseless, half-witted, foolish, dotty, joking, nonhazardous, jerky.

Homophones for Serious:

• syracuse, saururaceae, seahorse, SIRC, sucrose, screechy, serous, scores, sewer gas, skreak, squark, screech, sage grouse, serosa, sewage works, sorus, sikorsky, scissors, screaky, sirius, siqueiros, sawhorse, shark, scrag, shire horse, seiurus, skreigh, siriasis, Skagerak, sugar cookie, secrecy, scrooge, sericeous, susurrous, scorch, Sirach, sea wrack, siracusa, sewerage, sea horse, shrike, sorgho, shirk, saururus, shrewish, saurosuchus, scourge, scours, shriek, susurrus, sourish, shiraz, sargasso, series, scissors kick, scherzo, squirearchy, scraggy, Showy Orchis, saccharose, Skagerrak, ski rack, shrug, ski race, shears, sorgo, sciurus, sarawak, scheuchzeriaceae, surcease, sack race, shag rug, seagrass, serax, saurischia, saragossa, screw jack, sayers, source, squaw grass, sirocco, scarce, sorex, surge, squarish, search, shakers, screw key, sucrase, siris, sazerac, saccharase, screak, skew arch, scorsese, SARS, serge, Sargasso Sea.