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Adjectives (13)
serious
adj. concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!"
weighty
adj. of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"
good
adj. appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book"
trying, distressful
adj. causing vexation or worry: "trying times"; "serious problems"
purposeful, studious
adj. characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child"
somber, sombre
adj. (unplayful)
grave, severe, dangerous, grievous
adj. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
Fuzzynyms (201)
precarious, parlous, perilous, touch-and-go
adj. fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"
sedate, sober, staid
adj. characterized by dignity and propriety
steady
adj. not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"
Victorian, prim, prissy, square-toed, puritanical, priggish, prudish, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced
adj. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
proper
adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
black, dark, depressing, dispiriting, grim
adj. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
sour, sullen, glum, moody, dour, glowering, morose, saturnine
adj. showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
hot, ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, heated, torrid, impassioned, perfervid
adj. characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
critical
adj. characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
significant, important
adj. important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
decisive
adj. determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
polar, pivotal
adj. being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"
vital, life-sustaining
adj. performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"
pressing, crying, instant, insistent, peremptory, exigent, clamant, urgent
adj. demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
grave, severe, dangerous, grievous, serious
adj. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
deep, profound
adj. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depths; from the depths of your being; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"
heavy, labored, laboured
adj. requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"
teasing, annoying, chafing, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, vexatious, vexing
adj. causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
burdensome, onerous, taxing
adj. not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"
heavy, hard, slavish, arduous, backbreaking, back-breaking, grueling, gruelling, laborious, labourious, punishing, strenuous, toilsome
adj. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
intent, concentrated
adj. "took a hard look"
firm, steady, steadfast, unshakable, unfaltering, unwavering
adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
solved, resolved
adj. explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved"
intent, absorbed, engrossed, rapt, wrapped
adj. giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
mortal, deadly, deathly
adj. causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"
fatal, fateful
adj. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"
malignant
adj. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
discriminatory, invidious
adj. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; "discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons"
malevolent, malicious
adj. having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
skulking, sneak, surreptitious, stealthy, furtive, hole-and-corner, hole-in-corner, sneaky, underhand
adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
deadly, pestilent, baneful, pernicious
adj. exceedingly harmful
bad
adj. capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
bad
adj. not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
bad, speculative, risky, insecure, high-risk
adj. not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
bad
adj. having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious, detrimental to
adj. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"
injurious, bruising, deleterious, hurtful, noxious
adj. harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"
unwholesome
adj. detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
subtle, insidious, pernicious
adj. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
harmful
adj. causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
grave, sedate, sober, solemn
adj. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
significant, important
adj. important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
sedate, sober, staid
adj. characterized by dignity and propriety
grave, sedate, sober, solemn
adj. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
crucial, important
adj. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
extreme, deep, severe, horrible, terrible, profound, such
adj. intense or extreme in degree or quality: "intense anxiety,"; "extreme cold"; "deep trouble"; "horrible weather"; "profound regret"; "severe pain"; "such grief"; "a terrible cough"
eventful, consequential
adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"
big, momentous
adj. of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"
high, heavy, big, violent
adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"
heavy, weighty
adj. of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"
sharp, acute, keen, piercing, discriminating, incisive, penetrating, penetrative
adj. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
serious, weighty
adj. of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"
Synonyms (71)
essential, crucial, all-important, all important, of the essence
adj. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
alpha
adj. first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"
big
adj. significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"
burning
adj. of immediate import; "burning issues of the day"
cardinal, central, key, fundamental, polar, primal
adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
primary, main, chief, principal
adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"
eventful, consequential
adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"
Copernican
adj. of radical or major importance; "a Copernican revolution in modern art"
great, distinguished, eminent
adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"
historic
adj. important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"
in-chief
adj. indicating the head of a staff; "editor-in-chief"
measurable
adj. of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in literature"
strategic
adj. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"
valuable
adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"
highbrow, highbrowed
adj. highly cultured or educated; "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"; "a highbrowed literary critic"
rational
adj. having its source in or being guided by the intellect (distinguished from experience or emotion); "a rational analysis"
reflective
adj. devoted to matters of the mind; "the reflective type"
sophisticated, intellectually appealing
adj. intellectually appealing; "a sophisticated drama"
ambitious, challenging, demanding
adj. requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"
baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical
adj. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
tricky, catchy
adj. having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"
thorny, delicate, ticklish
adj. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
formidable, tall
adj. impressively difficult; "a tall order"
herculean, Herculean
adj. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; "a herculean task"
troublesome, unruly, fractious
adj. hard to manage; inclined to make trouble: "a difficult child"
hard-fought
adj. requiring great effort; "a hard-fought primary"
hellish
adj. very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket"
nasty
adj. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
rough, tough, rocky
adj. full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"
vexed
adj. causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"
assiduous, persistent, persevering, sedulous
adj. marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"
hardworking, industrious, tireless, untiring
adj. characterized by hard work and perseverance
desperate
adj. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
dire
adj. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
Antonyms (21)
frivolous
adj. not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"
trivial
adj. concerned with trivialities; "a trivial young woman"; "a trivial mind"
silly, dizzy, airheaded, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed
adj. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
insincere, hypocritical
adj. lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, witty
adj. cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"
simple
adj. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"
simple, elementary, uncomplicated, unproblematic
adj. easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"
serious
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