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
Charles is grieving a wife who died from complications related to Alzheimer’s, and the drama rooted in dementia is one of the things that Charles and the series take most seriously.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
For one, online shopping is seriously overwhelming.
—Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
The missile strikes themselves—aimed outside of large population centers and easily intercepted by Israel’s missile defense—did not suggest that Iran was looking to seriously hurt Israel.
—Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
For Palmer, Sewell’s death serves as yet another example that the internet and everything on it are essentially tools that need to be understood and taken seriously.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
For one, online shopping is seriously overwhelming.
—Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
The missile strikes themselves—aimed outside of large population centers and easily intercepted by Israel’s missile defense—did not suggest that Iran was looking to seriously hurt Israel.
—Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
For Palmer, Sewell’s death serves as yet another example that the internet and everything on it are essentially tools that need to be understood and taken seriously.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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 4 Dec. 2024.
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