Synonyms of seriousness

seriousness

noun

as in intentness

a mental state free of jesting or trifling

we knew from the doctor's seriousness that she didn't have good news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intentness
• gravity
• earnestness
• solemnity
• earnest
• graveness
• solemnness
• decisiveness
• soberness
• attentiveness
• intensity
• purposefulness
• sobriety
• staidness
• deliberation
• gravitas
• serious-mindedness
• determination
• resoluteness
• concentration
• resolve
• humorlessness
• immersion
• firmness
• absorption
• engrossment
• enthrallment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• levity
• flippancy
• lightheartedness
• frivolity
• lightness
• facetiousness
• frivolousness
• play
• flightiness
• lightness
• superficiality
• unseriousness
• shallowness
• dilettantism
• mirth
• cheerfulness
• dalliance
• glee
• gaiety
• merriment
• high-spiritedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seriousness

Adding an eclectic soundtrack that mixes opera with vintage French pop and jaunty tunes that sound like they were lifted from 1960s French comedies, the filmmakers make generous allowances for humor amid the seriousness of the profession. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

Throughout the summer, several players were considered, to varying degrees of seriousness. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Reeves brings a seriousness and stylistic rigor to these films that gave them critical and audience cred, but this is still the least rewatchable of the new trilogy. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

The severity of the penalties reflects the seriousness of the violations. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

The seriousness of the undertaking brought the committee and other media ethics experts to Indianapolis in June, after lots of virtual meetings. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

These statements show a total disregard for confidentiality, basic investigative standards and the seriousness of ethics violations. — Collin Corbett, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Adults’s Gen-Z characters tend to see their comforts as transient, their identities as mutable, and seriousness as an annoying obligation, all of which the second season pokes at a bit. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Yet his rich voice and easy charm lent even the cheesiest lines a kind of Shakespearian seriousness, and watching him was like having an expensive meal and comfort food at the same time. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026