Earnest Synonyms and Antonyms

ûrnĭst
Solemn
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. serious
  2. solemn
  3. grave
  4. sober
  5. sedate
  6. sincere
  7. staid
  8. affectionate
  9. ardent
  10. determined
  11. devoted
  12. diligent
  13. eager
  14. engage
  15. businesslike
  16. fervent
  17. heartfelt
  18. honest
  19. impassioned
  20. industrious
  21. intense
  22. intent
  23. somber
  24. meaningful
  25. weighty
  26. resolute
  27. token
  28. unfeigned
  29. wholehearted
  30. zealous
Having great consequence or weight
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. grave
  2. heavy
  3. momentous
  4. serious
  5. severe
  6. weighty
Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. serious
Something given to guarantee the repayment of a loan or the fulfillment of an obligation
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. guaranty
  2. pawn
  3. pledge
  4. security
  5. token
  6. warrant

Words Related to Earnest

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Earnest Sentence Examples

  • His simple, earnest response and the conviction on his face floored her.

  • Preparations were made in earnest for his subjugation.

  • The tears started in earnest as she reached the laundry room.

  • Julie began crying in earnest.

  • In 1842 he published a treatise on The Unity of the Church, and his reputation as an eloquent and earnest preacher being by this time considerable, he was in the same year appointed select preacher by his university, thus being called upon to fill from time to time the pulpit which Newman, as vicar of St Mary's, was just ceasing to occupy.

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