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
• glee
• merriment
• high-spiritedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gravity

Namely, how the quantum properties of atoms change as those atoms fall under the influence of gravity. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Hansen delivers this not with gravity but with a gleam in his eye, proud of his big showbiz sell. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

Its gravity is extremely strong, of course, holding sway over a menagerie of objects around it. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026

The main idea was to eliminate the role gravity – a key factor in vertical growth – plays. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026