POLARITY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of polarity The game itself has a lot of polarity. —

Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026 Ellison struck a middle ground between the famed Sahlins-Close polarity. —

Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026 Too much relational processing can reduce polarity, which is the dynamic tension that fuels attraction. —

Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Ellison struck a middle ground between the famed Sahlins-Close polarity. —

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for polarity

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opposition

Noun

Vessel’s starkly sharp architecture — critics call it cold or even brutally modernistic — has drawn pushback in several affluent suburbs, but its supporters say opposition is often based on a reluctance to bring lower- to moderate-income people into upscale neighborhoods.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Protesters filled the streets Saturday at more than 3,300 rallies across all 50 states for No Kings, a movement that bills itself as nonviolent opposition to what organizers view as authoritarian rulers in the White House and beyond.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026