Synonyms of gravitated

gravitated

verb

past tense of gravitate

as in preferred

to be drawn or attracted

He always gravitated to the fantasy section of the bookstore.

She tends to gravitate towards people who share her interest in music.

Related Words

• preferred
• chose
• pointed
• tended
• took
• liked
• favored
• went
• enjoyed
• picked
• wanted
• relished
• tended (to)
• selected
• dug
• fancied
• inclined (toward)
• adored
• craved
• named
• culled
• desired
• leaned (toward or towards)
• delighted (in)
• cared (for)
• admired
• biased
• coveted
• prejudiced
• grooved (on)
• singled (out)
• wished (for)
• valued
• suggested
• appreciated
• reveled (in)
• prized
• indicated
• handpicked
• cottoned (to)
• cherished
• treasured
• hankered (for or after)
• trended
• ran
• went in for
• was partial to

Dissimilar Words

• avoided
• shunned
• disliked
• hated
• refused
• detested
• loathed
• abhorred
• rejected
• shied (from or away from)
• declined
• turned down
• discarded
• jettisoned
• abominated
• disfavored
• misliked
• threw away
• threw out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gravitated

While the 4-year-old was light on substantive critique, the older brother gravitated to the Puro Sound Labs’s Bluetooth headphones. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026

That contact builds a habit of testing but women’s health is yet the least understood because the system has for far too long been led and gravitated around the understanding of men’s anatomy and men’s physiology. — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Weist has repeatedly gravitated toward systems that most people encounter only indirectly, transforming her research processes into subjects of aesthetic and political investigation. — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

He’s gravitated toward Democrats with a record of performing well statewide, and party leaders fear nominating someone too far outside the mainstream in Maine, one of the top Senate battlegrounds of the 2026 cycle. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026

Roxana Colorado, a frequent business traveler and business owner in Tampa, has gravitated towards Frontier Airlines now that Spirit is gone. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 20 June 2026

Aumann, who served as a section leader alongside Thacker, said Thacker balanced the demands of engineering coursework with marching band and later graduate school while remaining someone to whom people gravitated. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026

Drinks in hand, guests gravitated to the back of the bar where the party really got started. — Sari Kamin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026

Inside, the singer gravitated toward dramatic decor that saw several iterations over the years. — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026