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
In January 2024, the couple sought private health care, and their concerns were taken seriously from the start.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Thomas is the classic late bloomer who did not really take the sport seriously until the start of his freshman year.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Members of the female observer team had warned repeatedly that Hamas fighters appeared to be engaging in maneuvers suggesting that an attempt to infiltrate into Israel was imminent, but the warnings were not taken seriously by male commanders.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
That said, if a $350 million offer comes in, Real Madrid would have to do their fiduciary duty and consider it seriously.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Thomas is the classic late bloomer who did not really take the sport seriously until the start of his freshman year.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Members of the female observer team had warned repeatedly that Hamas fighters appeared to be engaging in maneuvers suggesting that an attempt to infiltrate into Israel was imminent, but the warnings were not taken seriously by male commanders.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
That said, if a $350 million offer comes in, Real Madrid would have to do their fiduciary duty and consider it seriously.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.
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