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Synonyms for gravity

  • noun

Most common

sobriety heaviness weight seriousness gravitation gravitational force

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Sobriety — senses relating to seriousness. Of an activity such as a ceremony, a person's conduct, etc., the quality of…

sobriety, heaviness, weight, seriousness, soberness, thoughtfulness, weightiness, graveness, somberness US, sombreness UK, demureness, staidness, sedateness

2. Gravitation

gravitation, gravitational force, centripetal force

Other

solemnity, g-force, relative density, importance, moment, severity, validity, weightfulness, specific gravity dated

Antonyms

levity, flippancy, unseriousness

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Senses relating to seriousness. Of an activity such as a ceremony, a person's conduct, etc.: the quality of being deeply serious and solemn, especially in a dignified manner; seriousness, solemnity; (countable, archaic or obsolete) a serious or solemn thing, such as a matter, a comment, etc.

  2. n. 2

    Senses relating to seriousness. Of an activity, situation, words, etc.: the quality of having important or serious consequences; importance, seriousness.

    I hope you appreciate the gravity of the situation.

Related words

Word family
gravitation gravitic grave gravid
Phrases
zero-gravity center of gravity gravity assist gravity bong specific gravity centre of gravity gravity bomb gravity brightening

Forms

Plural
gravities → sobrieties, heavinesses, weights, seriousnesses…

Example sentences

  • weight These beams will not carry the weight of the roof.
  • seriousness I am well aware of the seriousness of the situation.
  • heaviness Hand in hand, heaviness becomes lightness.
  • gravitation We learned that Newton discovered the law of gravitation.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gravityfalling
weightfalling
seriousnesssteady
heavinessrising
sobernesssteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
moment2, weight1
8 letters
severity4, validity4, sobriety4
9 letters
heaviness, solemnity4, soberness, graveness, staidness
10 letters
importance3, somberness, sombreness, demureness, sedateness
11 letters
seriousness4, gravitation4, weightiness
13 letters
weightfulness
14 letters
thoughtfulness3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moment2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gravité
Italiano
gravità
Español
gravedad
Deutsch
Gravitation
Català
gravetat