unserious
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsɪr.i.əs/
- This only perpetuates the perception that Republicans are unserious on this issue, and indeed perpetuates the perception that the issue itself is unserious.
They were just doing, they were doing things that were fundamentally unserious in the public eye.
- They were just doing, they were doing things that were fundamentally unserious in the public eye.
- So it's it's what all of this should show is that there's something very unserious about the claims of replacing fossil fuels.
Examples
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Funding a 1.5 trillion dollar giveaway, as Obama has proposed, is unserious.
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You had all the unserious, ridiculous Christian nationalist.
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They were just doing, they were doing things that were fundamentally unserious in the public eye.
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This only perpetuates the perception that Republicans are unserious on this issue, and indeed perpetuates the perception that the issue itself is unserious.
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The old: It's hard to look past the embarrassingly unserious "wiggle the joystick to fend off sexual assault" moments, but there is more to the game.
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The comedian's unserious remarks made everyone laugh during the meeting.
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His unserious attitude towards the project frustrated his teammates.
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Many people considered the proposal unserious because it lacked any substantial details.
Synonyms
Not worth attention or notice
Not important and not likely to make a difference
Not important, often small and playful
Not needing attention right away
Not important and having little effect on events
A health problem or symptom that is not severe and does not need immediate treatment
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unserious comes from the negative prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word serious meaning 'important' or 'dangerous'. So unserious describes something that is not important or not dangerous, like a small injury that will heal quickly.