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

The weaponization of frontier AI flips that polarity, reducing the mean time to discovery of infrastructure vulnerabilities and the potential of accelerating data exfiltration from weeks and days to hours and minutes. — Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Next, there’s Fernet Branca, similar in intensity to Green Chartreuse but with an opposite polarity. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 May 2026

One key to Bad Mary’s persistence in the American mind can be found in the temperamental polarity that first drew Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln to each other. — Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

Still vehicle electronics can be damaged from reverse polarity, poor or wrong connection points or voltage spikes from improper equipment. — Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026