Synonyms for in earnest
in earnest

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1. seriously, earnestly, in earnestadverb

   in a serious manner

   "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"

   Synonyms:
   seriously, earnestly, badly, severely, gravely

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1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   'Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, and things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art; to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.'

2. Author Unknown:

   We cannot be too earnest, too persistent, too determined, about living superior to the herd-instinct.

3. Peter Tuz:

   We've had a very good week and a very good start to the fourth quarter, next week third quarter earnings season begins in earnest. You had disappointing results from Alcoa yesterday and further reason to take money off the table as you go into next week.

4. Matthew Jafarian:

   During the NBA bubble is really when we started researching, in earnest, how we could bring back fans safely into the arena.

5. Confucius, The Confucian Analects:

   I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.