12
serious(adjective, severe, grim, somber, humorless)
9
grave(adjective, gloomy)
9
sober
8
grim
7
earnest
7
sedate
7
severe(adjective, stern, uncompromising)
7
solemn
7
staid
5
humorless
4
sobersided(adjective, serious)
4
sombre
3
dark
3
dour
3
humourless
3
joyless
3
mirthless
3
po-faced
3
somber
3
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