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

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

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