unserious

adjective

Definition of unseriousnext
as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of unserious This shift began with what felt at first like ad hoc, perhaps unserious attacks on the sovereignty of Denmark, Canada, and Panama. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025 But the three to four deeply unserious men who appear each season to drone on about crypto, Joe Rogan, and Brazilian jujitsu will get herded away by the captive audience of their dreams and stop wasting a living, breathing woman’s time. — Nic Juarez, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025 Thankfully, episode 5 – directed by Beef and Thunderbolts' Jake Schreier – has the spark of the first three and completely embraces Star Wars' more colorful and unserious side. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2024 Previously, the Dogecoin Foundation operated on donations fueling a small development team, limiting the currency's growth, as Stebbing claimed the foundation turned away millions in potential investments deemed unserious about Dogecoin's mission. — Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unserious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious
  1. unimportant
  2. frivolous
  3. trivial
  4. insignificant
  5. silly
  6. light
  7. small
Adjective
  • To those who don’t yet own an EV, a robust infrastructure may seem unimportant.
    — Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Saying that facts are constructed through social processes is not the same as saying facts are unimportant or made up.
    — Jacob Hale Russell, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of unimportant
Adjective
  • Liebeck’s case is sometimes criticized as a frivolous lawsuit, but evidence at trial showed that McDonald’s coffee was significantly hotter than that of other restaurants.
    — Bill Feather, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • But make no mistake, a master manipulator lies beneath Maddie's frivolous facade.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of frivolous
Adjective
  • What’s at risk The impact of an output such as calling a blueberry muffin a chihuahua may seem trivial, but consider the different kinds of technologies that use image recognition systems: An autonomous vehicle that fails to identify objects could lead to a fatal traffic accident.
    — Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The under-the-table payments at the center of the case, which involved sums of up to $100,000, now seem trivial in comparison to the rapidly escalating figures involved in today’s NIL economy.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of trivial
Adjective
  • His drunk mother-in-law, Nan (Jane Curtin), takes too long to share too much insignificant information.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
  • No matter how insignificant our individual choices may appear, our choices matter.
    — Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of insignificant
Adjective
  • Moments that may seem silly or insignificant to others — like sharing a particular greeting, teasing each other in a familiar way or even speaking to each other in silly, baby-ish voices — can be great sources of comfort and familiarity for partners.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The industry has seen its fair share of terrible ideas, from the downright bizarre to the silly.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • This is when peak northern lights activity will occur Another strong geomagnetic storm in November made the auroras visible even in light-polluted cities like New York City.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Dark brown sugar contains more molasses than its light brown counterpart.
    — Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of light
Adjective
  • The Liberals' smallest lead was in a poll conducted by Innovative Research among 1,548 Canadian citizens, which showed the party with a lead of just 2 points, on 36 percent to the Conservatives' 34 percent—a lead within the poll's 3 percent margin of error.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The initial plan of using a hoist to pluck them from the wing proved too dangerous, as the the smallest girl was being buffeted and blown around by the wind created by the helicopter, said Lt. Col. Brendon Holbrook, commander of the 207th Aviation Regiment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of small

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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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