Synonyms of polarity

polarity

noun

pō-ˈler-ə-tē 

as in opposition

the quality or state of being as different as possible

the polarity of the candidates' views on the issue means that the voters have a clear choice to make

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opposition
• oppositeness
• divergence
• contrariety
• conflict
• contrariness
• disparity
• antithesis
• contradictoriness
• inequality
• dissimilarity
• variance
• incompatibility
• discrepancy
• antipode
• incongruence
• unlikeness
• incongruity
• disparateness
• disagreement
• incongruousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• similarity
• agreement
• sameness
• parallelism
• conformity
• correspondence
• resemblance
• congruity
• similitude
• identicalness
• relationship
• likeness
• correlation
• alikeness
• analogousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of polarity

Terms like reversing polarities, unobtanium, spice, dilithium crystals, The Force, naquadah, and whatever else excuse writers create to help humanity explore or destroy the cosmos. — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026

The source of the solar activity is a negative polarity coronal hole high-speed stream -- a fast-moving stream of solar wind that escaped the sun's atmosphere -- according to NOAA. — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026

Practically a textbook polarity zone. — Jay Woods, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026

Experimental and first-principles studies confirm that MoSi2 exhibits axis-dependent conduction polarity (ADCP) in both the Seebeck and Hall coefficients. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026