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(of a person) Sincere and serious in intention

To a greater extent or more intensely than before

In a sincere or genuine way

With serious and intense conviction

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Adjective

(of a person) Sincere and serious in intention

meaning what one says

meaning business

dyed-in-the-wool

through-and-through

self-opinionated

well-established

bred-in-the-bone

through and through

tried and tested

long-established

full of determination

set in one's ways

well-conditioned

well-constructed

stubborn as a mule

well established

keen as mustard

incontrovertible

free from doubt

deeply ingrained

hale and hearty

firmly established

unaccommodating

standing one's ground

set in concrete

bursting with health

bound and determined

high-principled

fit as a fiddle

in tip-top condition

committed to the idea of

rigidly enforced

carved in stone

not giving an inch

straightforward

sticking to one's guns

one-hundred percent

sure of oneself

tough nut to crack

in good physical condition

the picture of health

in good physical shape

single-minded about

high-maintenance

obsessive about

inflexible about

fanatical about

on one's mettle

rooted to the spot

at a standstill

over-particular

not moving a muscle

solid as a rock

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

as straight as an arrow

unimpressionable

closely controlled

strictly controlled

uncompassionate

set in your ways

proof against persuasion

fixed as the laws of the Medes and the Persians

as thick as thieves

in a straight line

going for broke

playing hard ball

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

tall in the saddle

in for long haul

unchallengeable

dyed-in-the wool

insistent about

not discouraged

as keen as mustard

true to the end

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

not backward in coming forward

not up for negotiation

tried and trusted

hanging together

alive and kicking

holding together

etched in stone

hermetically sealed

in every respect

no holds barred

without reservations

no ifs ands or buts

no strings attached

capable of being trusted

standardized^US

standardised^UK

pulling no punches

on the up and up

like the Rock of Gibralter

desensitized^US

common-sensical

lodged in one's brain

unshakeable in one's belief

desensitised^UK

secure in one's belief

easy in one's mind

hold the unwavering view

as fit as a flea

strong as an ox

as fit as a fiddle

lacking sentiment

as hard as nails

take-no-prisoners

as tough as old boots

toughened by experience

copper-bottomed

honest-to-goodness

well documented

high and mighty

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“We move on to Knightley and at first you think he can't be serious, but Sutherland is always in earnest, even when joking.”

Adverb

To a greater extent or more intensely than before

with enthusiasm

with commitment

with dedication

“Some light exercise will continue throughout the summer before the real training starts in earnest in July.”

Adverb

In a sincere or genuine way

unpretentiously

in all sincerity

with all sincerity

without feigning

without pretence

without equivocation

in all conscience

from bottom of heart

from the bottom of your heart

with all one's heart

in all seriousness

all joking aside

to tell you the truth

speaking truthfully

speaking frankly

as a matter of fact

without dissembling

without offence

in a natural manner

in a natural way

to be frank with you

without prevarication

in plain English

in plain language

without a doubt

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Adverb

With serious and intense conviction

enthusiastically

in all sincerity

contemplatively

without smiling

with a straight face

with a poker face

with forethought

conscientiously

with enthusiasm

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