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 slapstick feature follows an underdog women’s soccer squad that incorporates gravity-defying martial arts maneuvers to compete for a championship title. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Because Mercury is so close to the sun, a spacecraft travelling toward the planet speeds up as the sun's gravity pulls it in. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

What results is a darker Spider-Man – not the brooding or grim sense of a Batman movie, but displaying the gravity that comes with the burden of responsibility. — Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026

The nuclear-family model, once such a source of gravity, lost some of its pull. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026