1
as in independent
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 in the conflict
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2
as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
the hero is the novel's only fully fleshed person, all the others being rather neutral characters who are just there to advance the plot
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Recent Examples of neutral
Alaska Air — The airline added 3% on the back of an upgrade to buy from neutral at UBS.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
For February to April, there is roughly a 60 percent chance of neutral conditions, 25 percent for La Niña conditions, and 15 percent for El Niño conditions.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Love is not neutral – it’s shaped by power, by capitalism, by who has historically been allowed to be seen loving and being loved.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
People in the anxious group performed worse on intuitive decision-making than those in the neutral or positive groups.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
For February to April, there is roughly a 60 percent chance of neutral conditions, 25 percent for La Niña conditions, and 15 percent for El Niño conditions.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Love is not neutral – it’s shaped by power, by capitalism, by who has historically been allowed to be seen loving and being loved.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
People in the anxious group performed worse on intuitive decision-making than those in the neutral or positive groups.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutral
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To have a chance at winning in November, a Democratic candidate will need to draw independent voters and sway on the fence Republicans, in addition rallying Democrats, Rottinghaus said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Though most sightings can be identified as planes, balloons, drones and weather events, the independent group says more sophisticated scientific research is needed, along with efforts to remove the stigma of reporting UFOs (sorry, UAP).—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Farming takes so long and is so boring, some of us said.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Clark County Fire Department said that tunnel boring operations had been temporarily halted at the site pending an ongoing accident investigation.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tony Xu, cofounder and CEO of food and grocery giant DoorDash, doesn’t sugar coat the company’s efforts, and challenges, developing autonomous delivery technologies.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tirias Research Watching and waiting for the automotive market to transition to autonomous vehicles (AVs) has been a painful experience.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The iPhone Air will be available in black, white, beige and light blue.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Reaching only about 4 feet long, horn sharks are smaller than other shark species and have tan or beige skin with spots to help with camouflage.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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For a longer journey, Johnson is impartial to his Osprey Aether pack for its airscape back panels, floating lids, and signature Fit on the Fly adjustments.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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Our department is committed to a thorough and impartial review.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To date, the administration has been noncommittal.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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Following the game, Giants head coach Brian Daboll was noncommittal about the starting quarterback question.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Overall, shoplifting incidents were 16% higher in the first half of 2023 than the first half of 2019, according to an analysis by the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan criminal justice policy organization.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Institute for Progress, a nonpartisan think tank focused on innovation policy, has supported eliminating the lottery.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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At shorter wavelengths, both would produce flat, featureless spectra, akin to what Hubble has seen for various sub-Neptunes.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the far distance lies the Pacific Ocean, and beyond that, featureless protuberances labeled Japan, Russia and China.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutral. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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