POLARIZING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

polarizing

verb

Definition of polarizing next

present participle of polarize

as in dividing

to cause (people) to break up into opposing groups A hot button issue that is sure to polarize the public.

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Recent Examples of polarizing In recent decades, its few references to God have been especially polarizing, as Americans defend starkly contrasting views of the United States. —

Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026 The movie is set to be similarly polarizing. —

Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 Allar is polarizing, because the production hasn’t matched the physical attributes. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026 In such a moment, Spencer says, viewers put more faith in individual anchors, influencers and creators than in news brands, and polarizing perspectives drive more passion from audiences. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for polarizing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for polarizing

dividing

Verb

Some look at wide areas of the sky to do surveys, while others pinpoint specific targets; some take images, while others take spectra, dividing the incoming light into different energies (or colors, wavelengths or frequencies, all of which are different terms for essentially the same thing).

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
This time, the administration is dividing more families by greater distances than before, by expelling parents without their children, en masse.

— Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026