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

Trees show off their finery to distract us while seeds reach the ground either by gravity or wind. — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026

From elaborate nail art to gravity-defying chignons, there was plenty to look twice at. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026

The impact of an asteroid or comet that struck Mars blasted Teghaza 001 out of the red planet’s relatively weak gravity and into space. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

When Shikishima first flies through Ghidorah’s gravity beam, the sound team really wanted to lean into the character’s emotional response to something that’s mindbendingly horrible. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026