NEUTRAL Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

neutral

adjective

Definition of neutral

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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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 The expert recommends using neutral grout to help blend the final look together. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026 Parsons – The tech provider with a focus on national security jumped 4% after Baird lifted its price target to $57 from $48 and upgraded the stock to outperform from neutral. — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 Gray flooring will always be a solid option, especially in homes that are shooting for a modern or more neutral aesthetic. — Jason Rueger, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Oman is not some distant neutral country that wandered into an American dispute. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for neutral

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Adjective

Authorities have opened roughly 10 criminal cases against independent journalists and popular bloggers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
One of the loudest voices in the cattle world agitating against the border reopening is Bill Bullard, the CEO of R-CALF, a national association of independent cattle and sheep farmers.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of independent

Adjective

When talking about the Gerhardt brothers, Hudson, a quarterback, and Bailen, a receiver, first-year Village Christian coach Rand Holdren says there’s never a boring moment when the two are together.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Everton have finished 13th, in the boring but comfortable reassurance of mid-table, in each of the past two seasons.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of boring

Adjective

The partnership combines Saildrone’s experience operating autonomous vessels in remote maritime environments with Lockheed Martin’s expertise in weapons, sensors, combat systems and mission integration.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
As men, women and children flooded across the border between Morocco and Spain, into the autonomous city of Ceuta at the end of July, European populists and anti-immigrant politicians capitalized on the shocking images of human desperation.

— Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of autonomous

Adjective

The Turkish government maintains that the justice system is impartial and independent.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Unlike human will, which can be self-serving, dominating, unjustly conditional, or confusingly unfair, God’s will is wise, loving, free, impartial, and infinitely insightful.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of impartial

Adjective

After months of slow progress and noncommittal MOUs, international oil companies are making tangible headway in Venezuela.

— Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Asked in March whether a federal incentive would have to do something similar, Schiff was noncommittal.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of noncommittal

Adjective

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates 203 House seats as safely or likely Republican and 194 as safely or likely Democratic, leaving 18 races rated as toss-ups.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
While the county races are officially nonpartisan and party affiliation won’t appear on the ballot, party registration will certainly be a factor in deep blue Orange.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of nonpartisan

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Last year, Hershey prevailed in a lawsuit that claimed Reese's featureless Halloween pumpkins were a consumer letdown.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
The largely featureless landscape is crucial because NASA technicians know exactly how much reflected light satellites’ optical instruments should see in the area.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026

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