Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polar opposite

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: po-lar op-po-site
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The complete opposite, opposite in every way.

Example Sentences

"Rusticity and Urbanity are polar opposites—and there lie between many million modes of Manners."
"Buddhism, which regards all existence as no more than illusion, and the philosophy of existence, which regards existence as real behind the illusion of becoming, are, so to speak, polar opposites."
"[S]he is the prim, androgynous-sounding twin. . . . Her polar opposite, Abigail is the plump, lusty twin."

Inflected Forms

polar opposites (plural)

Phrases

black-and-white night-and-day

Frequently Paired Words

black-and-white night-and-day

Questions

What does polar opposite mean?: The complete opposite, opposite in every way.

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