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not joking or playful in mood or manner<our parents were quite serious when they told us not to stay out too late>Synonymsearnest, grave, humorless, no-nonsense, sedate, severe, sober, solemn, staid, uncomic, unfunny, unsmiling, weightyRelated Wordsharsh, stern, strict; dignified, distinguished, elevated, serious-mindedNear Antonymsantic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, hysterical, laughable, light, light-headed, ludicrous, ridiculous, risible, riotous, screaming, side-splitting, uproarious; featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, goofy, harebrained, lighthearted, puerile, scatterbrained; absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, cockeyed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dotty, fatuous, foolish, half-witted, insane, jerky, kooky, loony (also looney), lunatic, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, unwise, wacky, weak-minded, witless, zanyAntonymsfacetious, flip, flippant, humorous, jesting, jocular, joking, playful
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having a matter of importance as its topic<a very serious film that dealt with the aftermath of the Gulf War>Synonymsgrave, heavy, weightyRelated Wordsbig, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantialNear Antonymsinsignificant, little, minor, slight, small, trivial, unimportantAntonymslight
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involving potential loss or injury<a serious accident>— see dangerous
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