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polarized

adjectiveHigh-frequency wordMore P words

divided into two sharply opposing groups or sets of opinions

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Polarized in a sentence

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Public opinion on the issue had become so polarized that civil debate was nearly impossible.

Opinion on the proposal was so polarized that no compromise position attracted any support.

Synonyms
dividedsplitbifurcatedopposed
Antonyms
unifiedreconciledintegratedharmonized

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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Polarized describes a split into two opposed camps with little middle ground, often used of public or political opinion.

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Polarized (adjective) means divided into two sharply opposing groups or sets of opinions
Here is polarized used in an example sentence: "Public opinion on the issue had become so polarized that civil debate was nearly impossible." Another example: "Opinion on the proposal was so polarized that no compromise position attracted any support."
Common synonyms for polarized include divided, split, bifurcated, opposed.
Antonyms of polarized include unified, reconciled, integrated, harmonized.
On the GRE, polarized clusters with divided, split, bifurcated, and opposed, opposing unified, reconciled, integrated, and harmonized.
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