Serious and Wisecracking

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Serious adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.

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Wisecracking is an antonym for serious.

Nearby Words: seriously, seriousness

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Serious is an antonym for wisecracking in topics: tongue-in-cheek, ironic and insincere.

Nearby Word: wisecrack

Despite the wisecracking personality he had, he knew when to serious the hell up if it meant saving the world.

Source: Franchise / Devil May Cry
The Greek God of the Dead (or the wisecracking Disney version) is a recurring boss, and while you can't seem to put him down permanently you can inflict some serious hurt.

Source: Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu / Video Games
The Impractical Mr Imp plays the trope fairly straight as your wisecracking 'fun' stretchy guy, while Azumorph is a more serious quiet achiever.

Source: Rubber Man

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