The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EARNEST , but the solution may also be SOBER which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Quite serious crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EARNEST | 50 % | 7 |
| SOBER | 17 % | 5 |
| SOMBER | 17 % | 6 |
| SOLEMN | 17 % | 6 |
Why may SOBER be the right solution?
The word "sober" can mean not drunk, but also serious and sensible, making it a fitting answer for "quite serious."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Quite serious
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- earnest
- acute
- dangerous
- dire
- grave
- seriously
- severe
- somber
- repartee
- alarming
- awful
- bad
Crossword Answer definitions
EARNEST noun- Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
- Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
- To be serious with; use in earnest.
- (said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest
- (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.
- Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
- (said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
- Strenuous; diligent.
- Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
- A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.
- To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- To receive payment for work.
- To receive payment for work.
- To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
- To achieve by being worthy of.
- To curdle, as milk.
- To long; to yearn.
- To grieve.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result EARNEST
- Heartfelt
- Industrious
- Serious
- Bound and determined
- Not kidding
- Sincere
- Seriously sincere
- Frank
- From the heart
- Solemn
More clues leading to the result SOBER
- Judgelike?
- Like the designated driver
- Serious or solemn
- Clear-headed
- On the wagon
- No longer drinking
- Clean
- Straight
- Not at all giddy
- Not at all tipsy
More clues leading to the result SOMBER
- Gloomily dark
- Dead serious
- Hardly upbeat
- Grave
- Melancholy
- Dark and dull
- Quite serious
- Gloomy
- Mournful
- Extremely serious