BANTER Antonyms
bantering
Best Opposite Words For BANTER
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| austere | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • severely simple • of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect • practicing great self-denial | ||||||
| dour | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly unyielding • harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||
| earnest | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract adjective satellite • characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions • sincerely earnest • not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal | ||||||
| earnestness | nounn | |||||
noun • an earnest and sincere feeling • the trait of being serious | ||||||
| formal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) • (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms noun • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a gown for evening wear adjective satellite • characteristic of or befitting a person in authority • represented in simplified or symbolic form • logically deductive • refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court | ||||||
| grave | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • death of a person • a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) • a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation adjective satellite • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought verb • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | ||||||
| grim | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • shockingly repellent; inspiring horror • harshly ironic or sinister • harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||
| humorless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking humor | ||||||
| serious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities • completely lacking in playfulness adjective satellite • of great consequence • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • appealing to the mind • requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve | ||||||
| severe | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality • very strong or vigorous • severely simple • unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • very bad in degree or extent | ||||||
| sincerity | nounn | |||||
noun • an earnest and sincere feeling • the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical • a quality of naturalness and simplicity • the trait of being serious | ||||||
| sober | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) • completely lacking in playfulness adjective satellite • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises • lacking brightness or color; dull verb • cause to become sober • become more realistic • become sober after excessive alcohol consumption | ||||||
| solemn | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises • characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions | ||||||
| solemnity | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a trait of dignified seriousness • a solemn and dignified feeling | ||||||
| somber | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking brightness or color; dull • grave or even gloomy in character | ||||||
| staid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by dignity and propriety | ||||||
| stern | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the rear part of a ship • United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on adjective satellite • of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • severe and unremitting in making demands • severely simple | ||||||
| stiff | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having a strong physiological or chemical effect noun • an ordinary man • the dead body of a human being adverb • to a great degree • in a stiff manner adjective satellite • not moving or operating freely • strong, vigorous • rigidly formal • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • incapable of or resistant to bending • very drunk | ||||||
| strict | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint adjective satellite • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard • (of rules) stringently enforced • incapable of compromise or flexibility • severe and unremitting in making demands | ||||||
Alternatives for AUSTERE
Alternatives for DOUR
Alternatives for EARNEST
Alternatives for EARNESTNESS
Alternatives for FORMAL
Alternatives for GRAVE
Alternatives for GRIM
- gloomy
- dour
- dreary
- forbidding
- stern
- austere
- bleak
- cheerless
- glum
- harsh
- joyless
- morose
- oppressive
- rugged
- severe
- somber
- sullen
- uninviting
- unsmiling
- blue
- black
- dark
- depressed
- dingy
- disconsolate
- dismal
- dispirited
- down
- downcast
- downhearted
- drab
- drear
- ghastly
- grisly
- gruesome
- inexorable
- low
- low-spirited
- macabre
- mordant
- relentless
- sick
- sorry
- unappeasable
- unforgiving
- unrelenting