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 But the hole left in the sport — after the sudden exit of its brash, polarizing superstar — will be impossible to fill. —

Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2026 What followed was a cascade of injuries to co-stars Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, along with polarizing roster moves such as the acquisition of D’Angelo Russell. —

Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026 How would this unprecedented and arguably polarizing figure command a mainstream, late-night audience? —

Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Still, the technology remains more culturally polarizing than most ordinary financial products. —

James Broughel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for polarizing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for polarizing

dividing

Verb

In Topawa, guests visit the Tohono O’odham Cultural Center to learn how the desert’s original stewards have flourished for millennia despite the modern line dividing their ancestral lands.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Today’s wealthy are increasingly dividing their fortunes between multiple advisors based on their specialties, rather than relying on one or two trusted firms.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 4 June 2026