NEUTERED Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in altered

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verb

past tense of neuter

as in fixed

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

All adoptable pets are spayed, neutered and up to date on vaccines and tests. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 The effects pouring out of the legislative, executive and even judicial branches of government in this state are about an all-powerful majority and a neutered opposition. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026

Verb

Now that the referee’s decision has been effectively neutered with few details as to why, the world is left to draw its own conclusions. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Every pet adopted through the initiative will be spayed or neutered, be up to date on vaccinations, microchipped and licensed with the City of Elk Grove, according to the release. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 Whistleblowers previously could go to Congress or inspectors general for oversight, but those tools have been neutered. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Progressives need to be neutered politically, and only moderate Democrats have the power to do it. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026 Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026 The rescue group said some of the beagles will go to other rescue groups while others will be sent to its Florida and Alabama campuses where they will be spayed, neutered, and prepared for adoption. — ABC News, 15 June 2026 Some of the pigs rescued were pregnant or nursing after recently giving birth, and others still have to be spayed or neutered. — Josh Taylor, CBS News, 11 June 2026 With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

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Adjective

Evidence also led officials to arrest an unnamed juvenile, who police say is facing charges of criminal use of an article with an altered identification mark and possession of a handgun by a person under 18.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Court records show he was also charged with failure to stop at a stop sign or flashing red light, failure to heed to a siren, a window tinting violation, and having a fake or altered tag or registration.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026

Definition of altered

Verb

During the interview, Burgum also said the green algae that was permeating the pool has now been fixed, thanks to nanobubbler technology that pumps tiny ozone bubbles into the water to damage algae’s cells.

— Philip Wang, Time, 6 July 2026
Sand mix or concrete resurfacer, which doesn’t contain gravel, may be used if the spot to be fixed isn’t large or deep.

— Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

Definition of fixed

Adjective

For years, the only factory breeding sterile flies in the Western Hemisphere was in Panama, but the USDA invested $21 million to convert a site in southern Mexico from breeding fruit flies to recently start breeding screwworm flies.

— John Hanna, Fortune, 8 July 2026
The release, which took place in Rosemont, marked the launch of the sterile insect technique program.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of sterile

Adjective

This result, though—an impotent, scared team that is clearly not ready for the moment—feels like two steps forward and one very large step back.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
There is no denying that a partner can feel impotent in that moment, but the notion that being absent entirely would improve matters for anyone is laughable.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of impotent

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