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unserious

unserious

1 3.9
Not important or dangerous to worry about
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈsɪr.i.əs/
translation icon : poco serio
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • They were just doing, they were doing things that were fundamentally unserious in the public eye.

  • 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.

  • His unserious attitude towards the project frustrated his teammates.

  • Many people considered the proposal unserious because it lacked any substantial details.

Synonyms

unimportant
vsunserious
54 1.9

Not worth attention or notice

also covers lack of severity or danger not just low importance
inconsequential
vsunserious
29 7.7

Not important and not likely to make a difference

frames lack of consequence neutrally without saying something has no worth
nonserious
vsunserious
1 2.6

Not important, often small and playful

is a neutral label for matters of little consequence
nonemergent
vsunserious
1 6.6

Not needing attention right away

is about low importance or danger rather than timing or urgency
unmomentous
vsunserious
6.8

Not important and having little effect on events

is broader and also applies to matters lacking severity or danger
nonacute
vsunserious
  • Specialized
6.1

A health problem or symptom that is not severe and does not need immediate treatment

is about general lack of importance or danger rather than medical intensity

Antonyms

2.0

Important and needing careful thought because it can have large effects

How Serious

grave
  • Formal
181 4.2
important
1.0
serious
2.0
unserious
1 3.9
trivial
121 3.9

Surface Forms

unserious positive

Morphology

unserious = serious (transparent) = un + serious

The productive negating prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'serious' yields an obvious 'not serious' meaning that learners can derive directly.

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.