earnest

adjective

  1. 1

    not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal

  2. 2

    characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

    both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate

    an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant

  3. 3

    earnest

    one's dearest wish

    devout wishes for their success

noun

  1. 1

    something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

Synonyms

Also useful for “earnest”:Unscrambler