When we describe someone as "overserious," we suggest that they take things too seriously, and may need to loosen up a little. However, there are several antonyms for this word that can imply the opposite. For example, we can describe someone as "laid-back" or "easygoing." This describes a person who is relaxed and doesn't take things too seriously. We may also choose to describe someone as "carefree" or "playful." These words suggest someone who is carefree and doesn't take anything too seriously. Another possibility is to describe someone as "light-hearted" or "humorous." This implies that the person has a good sense of humor and doesn't take things too seriously.

What are the antonyms for Overserious?

• adj.

  • noun
  • frivolous
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Usage examples for Overserious

Famous quotes with Overserious

• The truly spiritual man is indeed something of an oddity. He lives not for himself but to promote the interests of Another. He seeks to persuade people to give all to his Lord and asks no portion or share for himself. He delights not to be honored but to see his Saviour glorified in the eyes of men. His joy is to see his Lord promoted and himself neglected. He finds few who care to talk about that which is the supreme object of his interest, so he is often silent and preoccupied in the midst of noisy religious shoptalk. For this he earns the reputation of being dull and overserious, so he is avoided and the gulf between him and society widens. He searches for friends upon whose garments he can detect the smell of myrrh and aloes and cassia out of the ivory palaces, and finding few or none he, like Mary of old, keeps these things in his heart.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

Related words & questions

Semantically related words: serious, overkill, relentless, overbearing, overzealous

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