gravitate
Be drawn near
To gravitate is to be drawn toward something, as if by gravity.
The word usually describes attraction to people, places, or ideas rather than physical force: She gravitates toward quiet, intellectual types, The conversation gravitated toward politics.
In physics, gravitate refers to actual gravitational attraction between masses, but this technical sense is far less common than the figurative one.
Gradual movement, no direction
Force between poles
- pullForce toward oneself
- drawCreate with pencil
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- appealFormal review request
lure · fascination · charm · captivation · enticement · seduction · charisma · desirability
State of being related
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- bondBinding tie or connection
- connectionA joining or relation
- inclinationDisposition toward something
fondness · preference · empathy · harmony · congeniality · resonance · compatibility · sympathy
Quantity of matter
- attractionPull toward something
- NewtonFamous scientific surname
- forceStrength or compulsion
- pullForce toward oneself
weight · density · center · falling · descent · acceleration · orbital · celestial
Disposition toward something
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
penchant · predilection · disposition · bent · drift · trend · impulse · instinct
drift
Gradual movement, no direction
move · slide · veer · tend · inch · edge · glide · ease · wander · flow
magnetism
Force between poles
appeal · lure · fascination · charm · captivation · enticement · seduction · charisma · desirability · enchantment
kinship
State of being related
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- bondBinding tie or connection
- connectionA joining or relation
inclination · fondness · preference · empathy · harmony · congeniality · resonance · compatibility · sympathy · allegiance
mass
Quantity of matter
- attractionPull toward something
- NewtonFamous scientific surname
- forceStrength or compulsion
pull · weight · density · center · falling · descent · acceleration · orbital · celestial · planetary
inclination
Disposition toward something
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
leaning · penchant · predilection · disposition · bent · drift · trend · impulse · instinct · default
- gravitational pullAttractive force between masses
- gravitational forceAttraction between masses
- gravitational fieldRegion where masses attract
- gravitational wavesPropagating curvature in spacetime
- gravitational energyEnergy from position in field
- gravitational lensMass bending distant light
gravitas, gravitation, gravitating, gravitated, gravitates, gravitational, gravitationally