Synonyms for polar

Most common

cold · arctic · icy · frigid · opposite · diametric

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

equatorial, hot, tropical

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of or having a pole or polarity, as: Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.

2. adj. 2

   Of or having a pole or polarity, as: Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.

Related words

Word family

polariscope polarity

Phrases

polar bear polar area diagram polar bear plunge polar opposite polar star polar stratospheric cloud polar antonym polar bar chart

Example sentences

• arctic The polar bear is the apex predator of the Arctic.
• icy It was mad of him to try to swim in the icy water.
• glacial Glacial water gets its colour from rock flour.
• frigid Tom fell through the ice into the frigid water.
• opposite Judaism isn't really the opposite of Christianity.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

icy²

4 letters

cold¹

5 letters

gelid

6 letters

arctic², frosty², frigid²

7 letters

leading², pivotal³, glacial²

8 letters

opposite³

9 letters

antarctic³, diametric

11 letters

diametrical

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (icy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

polaire

Italiano

polare