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

Even though the boys, who were 17 and 19 at the time of the interview, had been around 2nd Call and its violence prevention efforts, both still had gravitated to the street life, Townsend said. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Once out of Democratic politics, Mitchell gravitated toward conservatives, who were gaining ground in much of the country. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

Malu Gatto, an associate professor of Latin American politics at University College London, said the gender gap widened after Jair Bolsonaro emerged in 2018, as men gravitated toward the right and women became more supportive of the Workers’ Party. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Rather than chasing fancy titles or splashy paychecks throughout her career, she’s gravitated toward jobs that pushed her out of her comfort zone, forced her to take risks, and taught her to embrace a little chaos. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

After a four-year stint in the Air Force, Skerritt gravitated first toward directing and later acting. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Gen Z favored Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Fendi, while millennials gravitated toward Gucci, Dior and Saint Laurent. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Both of us gravitated toward the dot cake, vanilla cake and buttercream, entirely obscured by a psychedelic layer of rainbow sprinkles, an online phenomenon neither of us had tried. — Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Where Florence Pugh gravitated toward romance and embellishment, Finn Cole favored the clean lines and classic codes of menswear. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026