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
And if your children complain of symptoms like blurry vision and eye discomfort after using devices, take them seriously, Reed says.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Here are two examples: In California, the idea that there is something seriously out of whack with the Golden State’s water policies is hardly a far-right proposition.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
The crowd-pleaser was seriously nostalgic, packed with references to the original film, such as a cameo from Val Kilmer's Iceman and, yep, that famous beach volleyball scene filled with suntans, sunglasses, and abs for days.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Pierson, who covered the Bears for the Tribune from the late 1960s through the team’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts in 2007’s Super Bowl XLI, says McCaskey takes her role as matriarch of the Bears seriously.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Here are two examples: In California, the idea that there is something seriously out of whack with the Golden State’s water policies is hardly a far-right proposition.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
The crowd-pleaser was seriously nostalgic, packed with references to the original film, such as a cameo from Val Kilmer's Iceman and, yep, that famous beach volleyball scene filled with suntans, sunglasses, and abs for days.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Pierson, who covered the Bears for the Tribune from the late 1960s through the team’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts in 2007’s Super Bowl XLI, says McCaskey takes her role as matriarch of the Bears seriously.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for seriously
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“Seriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seriously. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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