WEIGHTLESSNESS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

weightlessness

noun

as in lightness

the state or quality of having little weight the relative weightlessness of the suitcase surprised me

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Recent Examples of weightlessness Researchers have documented that weightlessness affects many parts of the digestive system, from the mouth to the intestines. — Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Le Teint Healthy Glow has the weightlessness of a powder paired with the skin perfecting qualities of a liquid. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 29 July 2026 Once operational, the vehicle is expected to support microgravity experiments, allowing researchers to study how materials, fluids and biological samples behave during short periods of near weightlessness. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Wally Funk — 1939-2026 Wally Funk waited over 60 years for a few fleeting moments of weightlessness. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 It was modified to accommodate cosmonauts who needed to train in an environment that simulated weightlessness. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026 Kelela rejoices over physical touch, a cool breeze that keeps blowing out the spliff, and a general sensation of weightlessness. — Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026 Not counting Coors Field weightlessness, that’s the third most in any derby round ever, according to MLB’s queen of numbers, Sarah Langs. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Hot-weather hikers know the struggle and have allocated tons of time and money toward finding materials that achieve the right ratio of weightlessness, breathability, and UV blockage. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

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lightness

Noun

Gus Birney, Shulman’s real-life daughter, brings an ineffable lightness to Sarah Nell, the joyfulness and sweetness of the portrayal all the more wondrous before of all the darkness that surrounds it.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
What character does is govern how a person understands and inhabits these qualities with humanity, with justice, with humility, with the appropriate lightness of not confusing oneself for one’s category.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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