Entry Word: neutral

Function: adjective

Meaning: not favoring or joined to either side in a quarrel, contest, or war <Sweden remained neutral during World War II, refusing to join either side of the conflict>

Synonyms nonpartisan, unallied

Related Words autonomous, independent, sovereign, unaffiliated; nonbelligerent; individualistic; disinterested, evenhanded, fair, impartial, unbiased, uninfluenced, unprejudiced; bipartisan

Near Antonyms biased, partial, partisan, prejudiced, unfair; affiliated, associated, federated; belligerent

Antonyms allied, confederate