gender-neutral
adjective
: not referring to either sex but only to people in general
gender-neutral language
Examples of gender-neutral in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The top prizes to be dished out will be best narrative, worth $75,000; documentary, worth $50,000; artistic achievement, worth $45,000; and the gender-neutral performance acting award, worth $15,000.
—
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
But combat roles, including infantry, armor and pararescue, are subject to gender-neutral fitness standards.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Warfighters in combat jobs will also have to perform their service fitness test at a gender-neutral age norm, with the male standard scored above 70 percent.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Hinoki scent is gender-neutral and has lovely woodsy-slash-beachy notes.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gender-neutral
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
But combat roles, including infantry, armor and pararescue, are subject to gender-neutral fitness standards.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Warfighters in combat jobs will also have to perform their service fitness test at a gender-neutral age norm, with the male standard scored above 70 percent.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Hinoki scent is gender-neutral and has lovely woodsy-slash-beachy notes.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gender-neutral
Cite this Entry
“Gender-neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender-neutral. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share