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

The images conveyed gravity, purpose and leadership in a time of existential crisis. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Instead of relying on gravity, the PaCER centrifuges subject the solution to over 1,000 g. — David Szondy august 22, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

There are several hundred stars that closely orbit this giant black hole and are sensitive to its gravity. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Performing complex biological work is no longer limited to people whose advanced education and professional occupations would impress on them the gravity of their responsibilities to do no harm. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026