UNSERIOUS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

unserious

adjective

Definition of unserious

as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of unserious Her maddeningly unserious twin brother, Connor (Keen Ruffalo), is jaunting off to Europe with his girlfriend du jour. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 Cook and Harle’s vision of seriously unserious fun was indicted as cheap irony for years. — Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026 Even the final, despite featuring six goals, felt a bit loose, a bit unserious, almost like a pre-season friendly. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026 The episode is replete with racist tropes and stereotypes, made all the worse by the fact that it's all presented as an unserious Halloween treat. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unserious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious

Adjective

The Analyst can spend all their time answering urgent but unimportant requests.

— Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Wright agrees that the findings shouldn’t be interpreted to mean that omega-3s are unimportant for the brain.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 14 July 2026

Definition of unimportant

Adjective

You could be tempted to dismiss a creative venture or categorize a social invite as frivolous, all because there are more productive things to do.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Credit as a coping mechanism - Rossman pushes back on the idea that Gen Z debt comes from frivolous spending.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of frivolous

Adjective

Getting that apparently trivial behavior working involved Home Assistant, MQTT, custom software, and more Claude, Codex and ChatGPT tokens than one should reasonably associate with boiling pasta.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
Thousands of comments flooded the post mocking the department for spending its time on such a trivial matter.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of trivial

Adjective

Suddenly, what seemed like an insignificant expense becomes an operational cost that deserves the same scrutiny as cloud infrastructure, software subscriptions or energy consumption.

— Tiffany Chang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The inciting incident behind the murder of one of the greatest rappers of all time very well might have been triggered by an ostensibly insignificant brawl at a mall Foot Locker.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of insignificant

Adjective

Playing the part largely for laughs, Moore actually has more in common with Lazenby than Connery; his Bond is softer and sillier than the original, an approach Moore would double down on in later films — often to the chagrin of Bond purists.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
For Lance Oppenheim, Primetime’s DNA resides inside a silly Cameo video.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of silly

Adjective

Chelsea, despite missing out on a late move for Lamine Camara, and Tottenham have improved considerably, but that is more a reflection of previous dysfunction — and a lighter schedule — than inspired recruitment.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
For example, the original pipe was aluminum, which is lighter and easier to move into the steep canyon but is more susceptible to breaking.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of light

Adjective

That’s a dangerous prospect for any country, but especially for Singapore, crammed into a space smaller than New York City.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
But after home brewers were able to show the appeal of hoppy IPAs, malty stouts and citrusy wheat ales, that eventually led to a boom in small breweries.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026