UNSERIOUS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

unserious

adjective

Definition of unserious

as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of unserious The episode is replete with racist tropes and stereotypes, made all the worse by the fact that it's all presented as an unserious Halloween treat. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 Espaillat has drawn attention to inflammatory social media posts Avila Chevalier made in her 20s, attempting to portray her as an unserious candidate. — ABC News, 22 June 2026 Republicans criticized Democrats for pushing an unserious list of demands. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 9 June 2026 The latter is especially a shame, as the scenes following RuPaul’s President Judy Gagwell are the closest the purposefully unserious film comes to approaching pointed satire. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unserious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious

Adjective

The Analyst can spend all their time answering urgent but unimportant requests.

— Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Wright agrees that the findings shouldn’t be interpreted to mean that omega-3s are unimportant for the brain.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 14 July 2026

Definition of unimportant

Adjective

Thousands of drivers are still buying new vehicles despite sky-high prices, but there's strong demand for advanced driver assistance, safety and comfort features that were once considered frivolous luxuries.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
The White House calls California’s suits ‘frivolous’ amid court battles.

— Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of frivolous

Adjective

Small entries compound like deposits in an account; one observation is trivial, but a season of them adds up to a complete, specific picture that no year-end memory could match.

— James Glover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Justice John Dixon said Bauer Media had failed to show the claims made about Wilson were substantially true or trivial.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of trivial

Adjective

Prostate biopsies are lucrative for urologists, who can do them in their practice and therefore have an incentive to order them, and so is finding clinically insignificant cancers that can be actively monitored, potentially through further biopsies.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
Another not insignificant part of all of this is the price starting pitchers, even rental starting pitchers, commanded at the deadline.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of insignificant

Adjective

Every season of Strange New Worlds has featured at least one episode that emphasizes Star Trek’s silly side (and this may not be the last such outing in season four).

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
The silly yellow fruit that became a part of their culture was freighted, from the start, with suggestive meaning.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of silly

Adjective

The result was a fresh, antibiotic-free bird that’s marinated in a signature brine before being fried in rice bran oil, which co-founder Aaron Noveshen says gives it a lighter taste and better crunch.

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Accessibility Offering dedicated rooms for those with limited mobility, elevator access to all floors, and specialized light indicators on room numbers and in-room telephones, the property prides itself on being accessibility-friendly.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of light

Adjective

These vines will also happily wind their way around tree trunks and shrubs and fix themselves in place with small rootlets that take on a hairy appearance as poison ivy plants mature.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
Tidy a corner and play a favorite song, letting a small routine remind everyone that care comes through simple, repeatable acts.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026