Synonyms of gravitas

gravitas

noun

as in gravity

formal a very serious quality or manner

The new leader has an air of gravitas that commands respect.

a comic actress who lacks the gravitas for dramatic roles

Related Words

• gravity
• earnestness
• seriousness
• intentness
• determination
• earnest
• solemnity
• attentiveness
• humorlessness
• resolve
• purposefulness
• deliberation
• soberness
• solemnness
• resoluteness
• decisiveness
• graveness
• staidness
• sobriety
• concentration
• intensity
• firmness
• serious-mindedness
• absorption
• immersion
• engrossment
• enthrallment

Dissimilar Words

• levity
• lightness
• flippancy
• lightheartedness
• frivolity
• play
• facetiousness
• frivolousness
• flightiness
• superficiality
• shallowness
• unseriousness
• dalliance
• dilettantism
• mirth
• cheerfulness
• gaiety
• glee
• merriment
• high-spiritedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gravitas

Henriksen plays his part to the hilt here, bringing a gravitas that few actors would consider bringing to the role of a shoot-'em-up movie villain. — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2023

Singer-songwriter-keyboardist McVie took an important role in its multi-platinum efforts, with her warmth and gravitas balancing the contributions of her younger new bandmates. — Chris Morris, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022

Tell me about filming that scene and bringing the proper gravitas to a moment like that. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2022

The 66-year-old Showalter brought a sense of stability and gravitas to a franchise that had been saddled with on- and off-the-field issues over the past several seasons. — David Brandt, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2022