Synonyms of gravity

gravity

noun

ˈgra-və-tē 

as in intentness

a mental state free of jesting or trifling

the hospital waiting room was filled with the kind of gravity that inevitably accompanies worry

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gravity

This occurs for a variety of reasons, the simplest being gravity. —Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025

Ignoring reality And yet, as cases rose to 935 across 30 states last week — a number that public health experts believe is likely a gross underestimation — Kennedy refused to acknowledge the gravity of the situation. —Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 8 May 2025

During the 11-minute space flight, Perry unveiled the setlist for her Lifetimes Tour live from zero gravity — giving the internet further fodder to turn into memes, gifs and running jokes. —Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 2 May 2025

Like the force of gravity or the lump of uranium in a nuclear generator, the force of character works invisibly. —Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.d., Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025