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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

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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1. Amnesty International:

   We must be very clear : Nothing we documented Ukrainian forces doing in any way justifies Russian violations, russia alone is responsible for the violations it has committed against Ukrainian civilians. Amnesty's work over the last six months and our multiple briefings and reports on Russia's violations and war crimes reflect their scale and the gravity of their impact on civilians.

2. Hurun Report chairman Rupert Hoogewerf:

   Despite the slowdown in the economy, China's richest have defied gravity, recording their best year ever, and creating more wealth than any country has ever done before in a year.

3. Michael Novogratz:

   These frenzies rarely last. Gravity comes back into play.

4. Shukor Yusof:

   The size of the rights issue is more than expected, almost double SIA's current market cap, indicating the gravity of the situation the airline is facing.

5. Justin Flexen:

   It’s like naptime for adults so it gives you some time to just let everything go, fall into the hammock, and let gravity take over and just rest.