seriously
adverb
se·ri·ous·ly
ˈsir-ē-əs-lē 
Synonyms
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
Examples of seriously in a Sentence
No one was seriously injured in the accident.
I thought seriously about death while I was in the hospital.
You should seriously consider buying a new car.
You don't mean that seriously, do you?
It was so hot that we nearly melted. But seriously, it was hotter than I've ever experienced.
I think you are seriously mistaken.
Recent Examples on the Web
Why would Breyer want to ignore, or seriously understate, the part that political ideology plays in Supreme Court decisions?
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
But seriously; this game-changing accessory has nearly 19,000 five-star ratings.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Until efforts to seriously reduce the emissions take hold, measures are being tested to offset the damaged caused by greenhouse gases.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
The just-for-the-cameras stunt was clearly meant to help hype the fight — as Paul was only wearing one glove — and Pump appeared to seriously, and immediately, regret agreeing to take the mighty blow.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Miller feels the temptation, but never enough to take seriously.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
Germans take the practice so seriously that Sundays are protected by the constitution.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024
Jokes aside, the benefits of eating hemp seeds are seriously impressive.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Click said Newsom was in a cast and then physical therapy for several months and did not begin training seriously to return to baseball until the summer.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
But seriously; this game-changing accessory has nearly 19,000 five-star ratings.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Until efforts to seriously reduce the emissions take hold, measures are being tested to offset the damaged caused by greenhouse gases.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
The just-for-the-cameras stunt was clearly meant to help hype the fight — as Paul was only wearing one glove — and Pump appeared to seriously, and immediately, regret agreeing to take the mighty blow.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Miller feels the temptation, but never enough to take seriously.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
Germans take the practice so seriously that Sundays are protected by the constitution.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024
Jokes aside, the benefits of eating hemp seeds are seriously impressive.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Click said Newsom was in a cast and then physical therapy for several months and did not begin training seriously to return to baseball until the summer.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing seriously
Dictionary Entries Near seriously
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“Seriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seriously. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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