antigravity

American  

[an-tee-grav-i-tee, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈgræv ɪ ti, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

1. Physics. the antithesis of gravity; a hypothetical force by which a body of positive mass would repel a body of negative mass.

2. (not in technical use) a controllable force that can be made to act against the force of gravity.

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adjective

1. (not in technical use) counteracting the force of gravity.

   The antigravity drive in this spaceship will enable us to reach Polaris.

Etymology

Origin of antigravity

First recorded in 1940–45; anti- + gravity

Example Sentences

MILAN—Every time American figure skater Ilia Malinin takes the ice, he dazzles fans with his repeated feats of antigravity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Did anyone seriously consider the possibility that antimatter would experience antigravity?

From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023

"A burger isn't even meant to look like that, like they're in antigravity," he says.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2023

Stanley Kubrick’s use of Johann Strauss’s antigravity waltzes and the monolithic motif taken from the other Strauss’s “Also sprach Zarathustra” have informed our perception of deep space since “2001” arrived in 1968.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022

Resigned, she searches for the antigravity lever, and I head out.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman