SERIOUSMINDEDNESSES Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

serious-mindedness

noun

as in intentness

a mental state free of jesting or trifling she approached the task with her usual serious-mindedness

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Recent Examples of serious-mindedness To read even a downmarket newspaper, especially one from the mid-twentieth century before newspapers were compelled to compete with TV, is often to be surprised at the serious-mindedness of its journalism. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Earning a ghostly reputation by avoiding gravity and nuclear forces, these abundant particles stream through us daily without leaving a single trace.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
The titular term refers to the grace-period moment after a character in a game runs off a cliff but before gravity catches up, when the player can still jump.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of gravity

Noun

The trio of city employees flipped through the issue with obligatory earnestness, straining to read in the dark and din of the party.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
On and off the court, Miller approaches his job with an earnestness born out of clawing for every minute off the bench.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of earnestness

Noun

However, they’re given an earnest, if sometimes overly sentimental, airing here thanks to Ueda’s personal connection to the material.

— Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
By May 2026, all 11 of xAI’s original cofounders had departed the company, a cascade that began in earnest in February when Tony Wu, described as one of the most operationally central cofounders, announced his resignation.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Definition of earnest

Noun

Anahita Dua, founder and chair of Healthcare for Action, said the political calculation does not necessarily diminish the proposal’s seriousness.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
Despite the seriousness of the injuries, an investigation never moved forward and never produced charges against Williams, law enforcement sources said.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

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