Synonyms for gravity
ˈgræv ɪ tigrav·i·ty

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.3 / 4 votes

1. gravity

   Synonyms:
   dulness, seriousness, sobriety, solemnity, stolidity, stupidity

   Antonyms:
   banter, burlesque, drollery, facetiousness, fun, humor, jest, jocularity, joke, playfulness, pleasantry, raillery, waggery, waggishness, wit, witticism

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1. gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational forcenoun

   (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

   "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein

   Synonyms:
   sombreness, graveness, solemnity, gravitational attraction, somberness, gravitation, gravitational force, soberness, sobriety

   Antonyms:
   levity

2. graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombrenessnoun

   a manner that is serious and solemn

   Synonyms:
   sombreness, solemnity, gloom, graveness, dryness, gravitational attraction, gloominess, temperance, somberness, gravitation, gravitational force, soberness, sobriety

   Antonyms:
   levity

3. gravity, solemnitynoun

   a solemn and dignified feeling

   Synonyms:
   sombreness, graveness, solemnity, gravitational attraction, staidness, somberness, gravitation, solemness, gravitational force, sedateness, soberness, sobriety

   Antonyms:
   levity

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Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:1.3 / 4 votes

1. non-contact force

   cool.

   Submitted by rinat on September 8, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gravitynoun

   Synonyms:
   heaviness, weight

2. gravitynoun

   Synonyms:
   gravitation, centripetal force, attraction of gravitation

3. gravitynoun

   Synonyms:
   sobriety, seriousness, sedateness, thoughtfulness, demureness

4. gravitynoun

   Synonyms:
   importance, moment

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1. List of paraphrases for "gravity":

   seriousness, severity, gravimetric, gravitation, acuteness, magnitude, weightlessness, serious, density, heaviness

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How to use gravity in a sentence?

1. Sir Issac Newton:

   I just invented gravity!

2. Barry Pollack:

   These unprecedented charges demonstrate the gravity of the threat the criminal prosecution of Julian Assange poses to all journalists in their endeavor to inform the public about actions that have been taken by the Barry Pollack government.

3. Buzz Aldrin:

   In the radio blackout I opened the little plastic packages which contained bread and wine, i poured the wine into the chalice our church had given me. In the one-sixth gravity of the moon, the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the side of the cup. It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the moon, and the first food eaten there, were communion elements.

4. Kim Foxx:

   The stakes in this race were very high, i understand the excitement, but let us not get lost in the gravity of the work that is ahead of us.

5. Wernher von Braun:

   We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.