seriously
adverb
se·ri·ous·ly
ˈsir-ē-əs-lē 
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.
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Recent Examples on the Web
It’s meant for people to laugh, have fun, and not take overly seriously — even when the movie is taking itself seriously.
—
Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
Police said human remains were discovered at the explosion site and that no one else was seriously injured by the blast.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2023
Animation legend Hayao Miyazaki’s semi-autobiographical fantasy The Boy and the Heron also must be seriously considered in this year’s race.
—Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
While the United States and European countries hope to press China to take methane more seriously in climate talks, Beijing is resistant to the appearance of caving to outside pressure, analysts warn.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
But the lesson here is to laugh at yourself, not take everything so seriously, and give yourself a break from forcing things in order to start resting and receiving.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
Derek Chauvin expected to survive prison stabbing after being seriously injured
Nov. 27, 202302:46
Chauvin was seriously injured in the Nov. 24 attack, a law enforcement source told NBC News at the time.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
At the highest level, executives must pick up the phone (seriously, this works) and speak to each other.
—Ali Shahbaz, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The pair has turned taking nothing seriously into a serious business.
—Nicole Gull McElroy, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
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Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
Police said human remains were discovered at the explosion site and that no one else was seriously injured by the blast.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2023
Animation legend Hayao Miyazaki’s semi-autobiographical fantasy The Boy and the Heron also must be seriously considered in this year’s race.
—Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
While the United States and European countries hope to press China to take methane more seriously in climate talks, Beijing is resistant to the appearance of caving to outside pressure, analysts warn.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
But the lesson here is to laugh at yourself, not take everything so seriously, and give yourself a break from forcing things in order to start resting and receiving.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
Derek Chauvin expected to survive prison stabbing after being seriously injured
Nov. 27, 202302:46
Chauvin was seriously injured in the Nov. 24 attack, a law enforcement source told NBC News at the time.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
At the highest level, executives must pick up the phone (seriously, this works) and speak to each other.
—Ali Shahbaz, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The pair has turned taking nothing seriously into a serious business.
—Nicole Gull McElroy, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing seriously
Dictionary Entries Near seriously
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“Seriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seriously. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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