NEUTER Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

neuter 1 of 2

verb

Definition of neuter

as in to alter

to remove the sex organs of agreed to let the children have the dog on the condition that they have her neutered

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adjective

as in sexless

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Recent Examples of neuter

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If fully enacted, the cuts would amount to as much as 30% of PTS’s budget, and strip almost all operational funding from TaiwanPlus, thereby neutering the broadcaster. — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Each dog adopted from the Bradshaw Animal Shelter will be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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The City has also distributed pet food and essential supplies to over 200 pet owners while connecting them to veterinary care and spay/neuter resources. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 If getting the procedure done at your vet’s office is pricier than you’d like, look for spay and neuter clinics in your area. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for neuter

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Defects alter electron behavior The images revealed massive differences depending on the number of defects present.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The lawsuit, and Gibson, allege that only a judge can alter the certified election results and that the secretary of state’s office improperly intervened to overturn results.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of alter

Adjective

Diehards were inflamed that their sexless music was linked to sexy dark romance clips.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
By dispensing with sons and lovers, the tribe of sexless females would double its rate of reproduction and so, quite quickly, take over.

— Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Definition of sexless

Verb

There is a particular sort of helplessness that comes from knowing exactly how to fix a computer while being hundreds of miles away from it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
Definitions are useful in subjects like mathematics, whose components are fixed enough to stay put.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

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