UNSERIOUS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

unserious

adjective

Definition of unserious

as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of unserious The performance was outrageous without ever feeling unserious. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 The elastic insult is meant to belittle the target as inauthentic, attention-hungry, unserious, and unmanly. — Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026 Some see Woke 2 as all about the issues, but the term is also used in more unserious posts. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Her maddeningly unserious twin brother, Connor (Keen Ruffalo), is jaunting off to Europe with his girlfriend du jour. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 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

Movies The world of fashion is often thought of as frivolous—more spangles than substance, more commerce than art.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Does the ingredient list look promising, based on our collective decades spent interviewing chemists about the difference between capable ingredients and frivolous ones?

— Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of frivolous

Adjective

One of the most interesting and useful things that romantic drama, classic or modern, can do is to distinguish essential characteristics from trivial ones.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026
At the same time, the impact/value can be low when autonomous operations are only applied to trivial, time-consuming tasks.

— Karthik Kannan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of trivial

Adjective

Whatever to the silly old poem and whatever to the ceremony and all its stupid little details and whatever to all the rules for daughters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
His faith in the transformative power of a deeply silly musical about nosy neighbors provides the film with its strongest anchor of relatable humanity.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of silly

Adjective

Outdated Fixtures and Hardware Be on the lookout for now out-of-style fixtures such as brass-and-crystal light fixtures, old-fashioned (circa 1980) doorknobs and bath faucets, or cabinet pulls that belong in grandma’s kitchen, according to Ryan.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 Sep. 2026
Swift paired the sporty top with light-wash jeans, a thin black belt, and a luxe Cartier Love bracelet.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of light

Adjective

Rooms This is a big hotel, with 177 rooms and suites that range in size and shape from the smallest superior rooms to the impressive top-floor penthouse.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Newsom, in his veto message at the time, cited concerns about stifling innovation and said smaller AI models, which would have been exempt from the law, could also be dangerous.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026