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
It’s been 26 years since women’s hockey was seriously considered for varsity appointment at Michigan.
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Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Despite the art establishment refusing to take him seriously, a world renowned expert backs him.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Experts who spoke with ABC News said that whether a product of the U.S. strategy or not, Europe is beginning to discuss efforts to improve its defense capabilities seriously.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Take this warning seriously — the malware has already targeted millions of PCs and shows no signs of slowing down.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Despite the art establishment refusing to take him seriously, a world renowned expert backs him.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Experts who spoke with ABC News said that whether a product of the U.S. strategy or not, Europe is beginning to discuss efforts to improve its defense capabilities seriously.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Take this warning seriously — the malware has already targeted millions of PCs and shows no signs of slowing down.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 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 22 Feb. 2025.
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