GRAVITATING Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

gravitating

verb

present participle of gravitate

as in preferring

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.

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Recent Examples of gravitating At the time, youth culture was gravitating toward super slims, flares and bell-bottoms. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Arab Americans, who were evenly split in the 2024 presidential race, already were gravitating to Democrats. — Laura Beveridge, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 Some people are even gravitating toward religious organizations and turning to mystical practices like psychics and love spells to find a partner. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Lately, Skarsgård seems to be doing the same, gravitating toward roles that, at their core, interrogate the impact his looks have on other people. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Many younger consumers are gravitating toward physical products that offer experiences their phones can’t match, which happens to open a door for real family bonding. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 Younger Americans, meanwhile, are still gravitating toward the country’s most populous states and cities. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 And my whole goal in writing that story was to try to explain the American kids that were gravitating towards ISIS. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 More tailored than stark black and more refined than charcoal gray, French Press Coffee belongs to a new category of moody neutrals that upscale interiors have been gravitating toward. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Calibrating policy under current conditions is complicated by Warsh's push for a more mercurial Fed that avoids signaling where policy is heading, preferring for markets to take their own signals from incoming data.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
But Frediani points out that there are often different levels of concern in people with type 2 diabetes, reflected by some people preferring to sleep in on weekends versus having enough energy for those days.

— Ricardo Correa, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of preferring

Verb

For a young scientist, choosing a career in research requires confidence that years of training will lead to an opportunity to contribute.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
For a seller choosing a grader, that established resale demand can outweigh a competitor’s lower fees or faster turnaround times.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of choosing

Verb

The Moon is in your sign dancing with lucky Jupiter, favoring group activity and working with others.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Several progressive Democrats want to put off the vote until the new Congress convenes in January, giving them time to rewrite provisions favoring renewables projects over fossil fuel ventures.

— Bob Woods, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of favoring

Verb

Campbell acknowledged Penn State radio play-by-play announcer Steve Jones' quick actions while tending to Ham before he was transported to the hospital.

— Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Batteries are heavy, and the old rule about an object in motion tending to stay in motion makes the notion of nimble cornering a difficult engineering problem.

— Roberto Baldwin, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of tending

Verb

Everyone was up for hiking and taking cable cars to waterfalls; paragliding was sadly vetoed.

— Claudia Laroye, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
After taking a 13-10 lead to start the third quarter, the Tigers got an extra possession after forcing a fumble on the ensuing kickoff.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of taking

Verb

Malkmus teases guitarist Greg Ginn for liking the Grateful Dead now and notes how sweet drummer Bill Stevenson seems for answering a reporter’s silly question so thoughtfully.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
Social convention dictates that you not be caught liking Hoffman’s posts or following her yourself.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of liking

Verb

An evening spent practicing, creating, or enjoying your own company can strengthen your life outside the group without weakening the friendship.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
The video provided by the zoo showed Ping Ping and Fu Shuang chowing down on bamboo stalks and enjoying their habitat.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of enjoying

Verb

Before selecting the least uncomfortable version, ask which limits are fixed and which details can change.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
The production team scouted 16 castles all across Europe before selecting Schleissheim Palace, just outside of Munich, Germany, as its main location.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of selecting

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