Antonyms for in earnest
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
Definition of in earnest
- As in sobersided : adj serious
- As in seriously : adv not humorously
Synonyms for in earnest
- actively
- all joking aside
- austere
- bound
- bound and determined
- businesslike
- cold sober
- contemplative
- cool it
- cut the comedy
- deadpan
- deliberate
- determined
- determinedly
- down
- downbeat
- earnest
- earnestly
- fervently
- for real
- funereal
- genuine
- go for broke
- grave
- gravely
- grim
- honest
- in all conscience
- in all seriousness
- in earnest
- intent
- intently
- long-faced
- meditative
- no-nonsense
- passionately
- pensive
- pokerfaced
- purposefully
- reflective
- resolute
- resolutely
- resolved
- sedate
- sedately
- set
- severe
- simmer down
- sincere
- sincerely
- sober
- soberly
- solemn
- solemnly
- staid
- steady
- stern
- sternly
- straighten out
- thoughtful
- thoughtfully
- unhumorous
- unsmiling
- vigorously
- weighty
- with a straight face
- with forethought
- with sobriety
- zealously
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