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Synonyms for seriously
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : seer-ee-uh s-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪər i əs li |
Top 10 synonyms for seriously Other synonyms for the word seriously
- all joking aside
- cool it
- cut the comedy
- decidedly
- deplorably
- determinedly
- distressingly
- down
- fervently
- for real
- gravely
- harmfully
- in all conscience
- in all seriousness
- in earnest
- intently
- menacingly
- perilously
- precariously
- purposefully
- quite
- regrettably
- resolutely
- sedately
- simmer down
- soberly
- solemnly
- sternly
- straighten out
- thoughtfully
- threateningly
- very
- vigorously
- with a straight face
- with forethought
- with sobriety
- zealously
Définition of seriously
Origin :- c.1500, from serious + -ly (2). To take (something) seriously is from 1782.
- adv not humorously
- adv dangerously, critically
- Even in antiquity the wiseacres took our royal buffoon too seriously.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- Demarest was seriously disturbed by the situation that had developed.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- His lower orders are all food for comedy or farce: he will not treat them seriously.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- He was seriously injured, but was stated in a London paper of August 21 to be out of danger.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
- He was seriously wounded, and fell into the hands of the enemy.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- “I am seriously ill,” he muttered to himself with scientific insight.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- My reading in the bible, now, was not for the stories, but seriously to improve my mind and morals.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- "I agree with you that the sooner you get home the better," he said, seriously.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Seriously, Belinda, is it my fancy, or is not Clarence wonderfully changed?
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- "I should not think you would want to do that," said the girl, seriously.
- Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
Antonyms for seriously
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