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Definitions

polarity

[poh-ler-uh-tee, puh-] / poʊˈlɛr ə ti, pə- /
NOUN
opposition
Synonyms
STRONG
action antagonism antinomy antithesis aversion brush clash combat competition con conflict contention contest contradiction contradistinction contrariety contrariness counteraction counterattack defense defiance disapproval duel encounter engagement fray grapple hostility negativism prevention repugnance repulsion resistance rivalry skirmish strife struggle unfriendliness violation war warfare
WEAK
civil disobedience confronting contraposition obstructiveness opposure oppugnancy
Antonyms
STRONG
accord affection agreement approval calm friendliness friendship harmony kindness liking love obedience peace retreat submission surrender sympathy yielding

Example Sentences

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To confirm that the tiny ferromagnet, which measures only a few micrometers across, had truly reversed its polarity, the team shone a second, weaker laser beam onto it.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Earth's magnetic field periodically flips polarity, and these reversals leave a clear and globally synchronized signature in sediments.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

“The greater the polarity is, the union becomes even more powerful,” she explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Griffin mines the polarity between her envelope-pushing persona and the buttoned-up glamour of A-List celebrity with aplomb to reveal that even the biggest stars are as absurd as the rest of us.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024

When she stopped, it was as though some momentous change of polarity had taken place inside her mind, one that had an immediate, pacifying effect on her body.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger