Synonyms for polar
ˈpoʊ lərpo·lar

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1. polaradjective

   having a pair of equal and opposite charges

   Synonyms:
   glacial, gelid, pivotal, diametric, opposite, diametrical, icy, arctic, frigid

   Antonyms:
   equatorial, noncrucial, tropic, pantropical, hot, pantropic, uncharged, same, tropical

2. diametric, diametrical, opposite, polaradjective

   characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

   "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"

   Synonyms:
   paired, glacial, diametral, frigid, gelid, pivotal, opposite, diametrical, icy, arctic, diametric

   Antonyms:
   tropical, hot, pantropical, same, uncharged, noncrucial, pantropic, equatorial, tropic

3. polaradjective

   located at or near or coming from the earth's poles

   "polar diameter"; "polar zone"; "a polar air mass"; "Antarctica is the only polar continent"

   Synonyms:
   glacial, gelid, pivotal, diametric, opposite, diametrical, icy, arctic, frigid

   Antonyms:
   equatorial, same, uncharged, tropical, pantropic, hot, noncrucial, tropic, pantropical

4. polaradjective

   of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles

   "polar regions"

   Synonyms:
   glacial, gelid, pivotal, diametric, opposite, diametrical, icy, arctic, frigid

   Antonyms:
   equatorial, tropical, noncrucial, tropic, uncharged, same, hot, pantropic, pantropical

5. arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polaradjective

   extremely cold

   "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

   Synonyms:
   north-polar, icy, cold, gelid, pivotal, diametric, opposite, frosty, diametrical, frozen, glacial, arctic, frigid, wintry

   Antonyms:
   uncharged, tropic, noncrucial, pantropic, tropical, same, pantropical, equatorial, hot

6. pivotal, polaradjective

   being of crucial importance

   "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

   Synonyms:
   glacial, gelid, pivotal, diametric, opposite, diametrical, icy, arctic, frigid

   Antonyms:
   tropical, pantropical, same, tropic, noncrucial, hot, uncharged, pantropic, equatorial

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1. List of paraphrases for "polar":

   pole, white, arctic, multi-polarization, whites, polar-orbiting, artic

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1. List of known nicknames for "Polar":

   K, Kjetil Dale Sagstad, Eric Linder

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1. Steven Amstrup:

   Despite uncertainties about how this bear got into this starvingcondition, we can be absolutely certainif we allow the world to continue to warm, there will be ever greater numbers of such events as survival rates decline over more and more of the polar bear range, andwe can be certainthat, without halting greenhouse gas rise, the world’s polar bears gradually will disappear.

2. Diana Francis:

   Melting ice in the Arctic is reducing the temperature created between the polar region and mid latitudes and this makes the weather systems move slowly over our region, convection [ leading to storms ] now can occur over several days whereas before, without climate change, it would have occurred over several hours and moved on.

3. Coast Guard:

   The seas of Antarctica are treacherous and unforgiving, this incident is a sobering reminder of the importance of the U.S. icebreaker fleet as we see increased human activity in the polar regions.

4. Gary Frantz:

   We learned a lot of lessons from last year's polar vortex.

5. Myles Allen:

   A problem is that every climate documentary starts with an image of a polar bear, which send the message that climate change happens in the Arctic, on the other side of the world, but these events show that's not true.