POLARIZING Synonyms

• sharply and harshly discordant

• in disagreement

• on bad terms

• inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

• involving or likely to cause controversy

• marked by or capable of arousing controversy

• dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

• stubbornly resistant to authority or control

• easily irritated or annoyed

• unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome

• involving deliberate burning of property

• a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

• a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

• arousing to action or rebellion

• capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

• cause to vibrate in a definite pattern

• cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions

• become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation