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Recent Examples of unserious
At its core, the Motorola Razr is designed to be a fun, unserious phone; it's got a Seafoam Green finish for goodness' sake.
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Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
Amanda should have shown more transparency and grace toward Ciara, who dated West years prior, but also likely viewed West as a fun, unserious post-breakup fling (at least initially).
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 20 May 2026
Jobs’ ‘beer test’ may sound unserious compared to today’s increasingly popular Myers-Briggs assessments and 90-minute exams.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Dumbfounded, duped and left for dead by an opponent that looked unserious for most of the NBA season, their six-month period of self-reflection began in the same hallway where their rivals celebrated.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
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Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
Amanda should have shown more transparency and grace toward Ciara, who dated West years prior, but also likely viewed West as a fun, unserious post-breakup fling (at least initially).
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 20 May 2026
Jobs’ ‘beer test’ may sound unserious compared to today’s increasingly popular Myers-Briggs assessments and 90-minute exams.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Dumbfounded, duped and left for dead by an opponent that looked unserious for most of the NBA season, their six-month period of self-reflection began in the same hallway where their rivals celebrated.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious
Adjective
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The survey said this does not mean technical skills are unimportant, but that employers value the capacity to learn, adapt and collaborate at least as much as any specific technical competency.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The lawsuit was widely viewed by First Amendment experts as frivolous and without merit.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Joy is not frivolous, pleasure is not shallow, and connection is not optional.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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When a mysterious man in a Hawaiian shirt (Joseph Tudisco) comes up behind Ron brandishing a pipe, the show’s right to take its mood so seriously — even about something as potentially trivial as chairs, and even about a protagonist as potentially trivial as Ron.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
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That breadth of integration is not trivial.—
David Chou,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Many researchers think quantum computers are at an advantage here, because the process of classically ruling out insignificant configurations can get prohibitively difficult.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Newbill tried to explain to Claiborne that his emotions — feeling frustrated, sad, insignificant — made sense.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Through the fuzz and the bad camera angles emerges an extraordinary catalogue of dummies, flicks, and feints, a hodge-podge of silly tricks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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To lose that would be silly now.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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To round it out, the Lobby Lounge is ideal for a light bite or a pre- or post-dinner aperitif.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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This mindset is perhaps best exemplified along the craggy Cornish coastline, where hundreds of miles of public trails have been thoughtfully preserved in a light-touch way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The National Federation of Independent Business has warned that small businesses and consumers who rely on energy, rather than oil giants, will end up holding the bag.—
Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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But as funding from cap-and-invest and the climate bond dwindle, the state must increasingly turn to Cal Fire, which devotes only a small portion of its budget to mitigation work.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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