seriously

adverb

se·​ri·​ous·​ly ˈsir-ē-əs-lē 

1

: in a sincere manner : earnestly

speaking seriously

2

: to a serious extent : severely, extremely

seriously injured

Synonyms

• achingly
• almighty
• archly
• awful
• awfully
• badly
• beastly
• blisteringly
• bone
• colossally
• corking
• cracking
• damn
• damned
• dang
• deadly
• desperately
• eminently
• enormously
• especially
• ever
• exceedingly
• exceeding
• extra
• extremely
• fabulously
• fantastically
• far
• fiercely
• filthy
• frightfully
• full
• greatly
• heavily
• highly
• hugely
• immensely
• incredibly
• intensely
• jolly
• majorly
• mightily
• mighty
• monstrous [chiefly dialect]
• mortally
• most
• much
• particularly
• passing
• rattling
• real
• really
• right
• roaring
• roaringly
• severely
• so
• sore
• sorely
• spanking
• specially
• stinking
• such
• super
• supremely
• surpassingly
• terribly
• that
• thumping
• too
• unco
• uncommonly
• vastly
• very
• vitally
• way
• whacking
• wicked
• wildly

Examples of seriously in a Sentence

No one was seriously injured in the accident.

I thought seriously about death while I was in the hospital.

You should seriously consider buying a new car.

You don't mean that seriously, do you?

It was so hot that we nearly melted. But seriously, it was hotter than I've ever experienced.

I think you are seriously mistaken.

Recent Examples on the Web

Strolling out on stage in Milwaukee Friday night sporting quite possibly the tightest shirt and jeans ever worn (seriously, his belt buckle must have been holding on for dear life), the 56-year-old McGraw put his impressive fitness regimen to full effect with a high-energy, hour-and-37-minute set. —Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2024

But tourism wasn’t taken seriously here until recently. —Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024

As someone who’s constantly testing new sunscreens, I’m seriously impressed with the formula. —Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 19 Apr. 2024

Zaynab Joseph, 40, was found seriously injured on Bear Mountain in Sedona after a group of hikers heard yelling and stopped to investigate, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said. —Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2024

The decision to highlight the Kennedy family endorsement more than six months from Election Day is an indication of how seriously Biden's team is taking the threat of the long shot bid potentially using his last name’s lingering Democratic magic to siphon off support from the president. —Zeke Miller, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024

Protecting children in Hollywood and beyond is a collective effort, one that demands seriously engaging with even the most uncomfortable truths. —Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024

While this may sound crazy, local also hang at a grocery store — seriously. —Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024

Why would Breyer want to ignore, or seriously understate, the part that political ideology plays in Supreme Court decisions? —Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing seriously

• take (someone or something) seriously
• take themselves too seriously