serious

ciddi, ağır

Requiring careful thought or attention; grave or significant; not joking or trifling; earnest.

• This is a serious problem.
• He has a serious illness.
• Are you serious about changing careers?
• Policymakers must address the serious economic consequences of declining birth rates in industrialized nations.
• Laboratory safety protocols exist to prevent serious injuries from hazardous chemical exposures and equipment malfunctions.
• The peer reviewers raised serious methodological concerns about the sampling techniques used in the sociological study.

Eş anlamlılar: grave, severe, critical, earnest, solemn

Zıt anlamlılar: trivial, minor, frivolous, humorous, lighthearted