SOBERSIDED Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

sobersided

adjective

ˌsō-bər-ˈsī-dəd

Definition of sobersided

as in solemn

not joking or playful in mood or manner a surprisingly sobersided biography of a great comedian

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In both the novel and its film adaptation, the scriptorium is portrayed as a solemn place where writing is a mechanical, joyless labor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
But the challenge has remained over the decades for popes that the threat of schism, or a rupture within the church, might lurk behind a preference for a more solemn liturgy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of solemn

Adjective

Surrounding areas are under a very serious Level 3 of 4 risk.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
However, the area does have serious needs for infrastructure improvement, such as addressing flooding that has long affected neighborhoods like Argentine during rainy times of year.

— Sofi Zeman July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Definition of serious

Adjective

The singer’s prolific career as a teen and young star was a bit of a balancing act, juggling acting and an earnest pop career, and balance seems to be a theme of the new tour as well.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
Once the story gathers everyone into the house and lets the mayhem start in earnest, an overall feeling of Gothic grimness and rotting-corpse griminess takes hold.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

Definition of earnest

Adjective

These new images, however, revealed that Quest is in worse condition than previously thought, with fishing nets, floats, and other bottom-trawling gear snagged on the stern and much of the starboard side.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
People use all caps to indicate heightened emotion and avoid the formality of proper punctuation, which now seems stilted, even stern.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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