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Synonyms for seriously

Two senses of seriously live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adverb

Sense 1 of 2adverbTier 1, Foothills

to a severe or serious degree

She was seriously injured when the ladder gave way.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

badly

Same sentence, swapped: She was badly injured when the ladder gave way.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for seriously as it is used in the sentence above.

certainly
obviously
indeed

Sense 2 of 2adverbTier 4, High Camp

in a serious manner

A play dealing seriously with the question of divorce.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

earnestly

Same sentence, swapped: A play dealing earnestly with the question of divorce.

Close but different

certainly
obviously
indeed

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