unserious

adjective

un·​se·​ri·​ous ˌən-ˈsir-ē-əs How to pronounce unserious (audio)
Synonyms of unseriousnext
: not serious
unserious writers
unserious debates
… recognize the difference between serious and unserious warnings.—Meg Greenfield
unseriously adverb
talking unseriously
unseriousness noun

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The series is light-hearted and unserious, just like the rest of the shows that were Nickelodeon and Disney Channel’s crown jewels in the early 2000s. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 To take such a thing seriously in this age of nihilism and disenchantment betrays a person as potentially unserious, someone committed to abstraction, to feeling over logic and material reality. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 And please remember that a joyful classroom is not an unserious classroom. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026 Guitar Center’s statement acknowledged the unserious submissions. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unserious

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unserious was in 1655

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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserious. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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