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gravity

Extreme importance or seriousness; also, the force that attracts a body toward any other physical body having mass.

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Example

The gravity of the economic crisis demanded immediate and decisive intervention by policymakers.

Synonyms

seriousnessseveritysolemnitygravitational forceattractionpull

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