serious

Definition

Examples

The report describes a serious problem with the cooling system.

Word Family

Synonyms

• gravedeath of a person
• severevery great; intense or harsh
• earnestsomething of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

Collocations

• Easy serious face expression
  describing serious face expression (concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities)
• Medium address a serious problem in office communication
  to deal with or direct attention to regarding a serious problem in office communication
• Hard threaten serious consequences for regulatory violations
  to threaten serious consequences for regulatory violations, meaning to pose a threat to; present a danger to
• Very Hard deadly serious about rooting out institutional decay
  describing deadly serious about rooting out institutional decay (causing or capable of causing death)