Word.ws English Dictionary

Synonyms of demure

25 similar words

Another word for demure is grave. Other synonyms of demure are sedate, grievous, staid, solemn and earnest.

Synonyms and similar words for demure

adjectiveModest, quiet, reserved, or serious.

  • retiringIntroverted, liking privacy and seclusion.
  • shy
  • soberSubdued; solemn; grave.
  • austere
  • frightful
  • serious
  • graveCharacterised by a dignified sense of seriousness.
  • earnestPossessing or characterised by seriousness.
  • grievousSerious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
  • lack-laughterCheerless; sombre; serious.
  • thoughtful
  • saturnine
  • sedateOf a person or animal, or their behaviour: calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or unaffected...
  • solemnDeeply serious and sombre; grave.
  • solemncholy humorousSolemn; serious.
  • somber
  • sombreGrave; extremely serious.
  • staidNot capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
  • stern
  • sweer UK, dialectal
  • weightsomeOf, pertaining to, possessing, or characterised by weight; weighty; weightful; heavy; grave; grievous.
  • weighty figurativelyImportant; serious; not trivial or petty.
  • sad obsoleteDignified, serious, grave.
  • sage obsolete

adjectiveAffectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.

Meaning of demure

  1. adjective Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
  2. adjective Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.
  3. verb To look demurely.

Full definition of demure

demure in other languages

Questions about synonyms of demure

What is another word for demure?
Demure has 25 synonyms on Word.ws, such as grave, sedate, grievous, staid, solemn, earnest, sober and sombre.
What does demure mean?
Demure means modest, quiet, reserved, or serious.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: demure (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this page: “Synonyms of demure.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/synonyms/demure. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.