as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
his unimpeachable neutrality makes him the ideal person to judge which of us is right
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Recent Examples of neutrality
Way before the days of gender neutrality, men’s brands would tap women to wear their clothes.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
That authority must always be exercised with neutrality, integrity, and character because that's the only way every Virginian can trust the system meant to protect them.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
Among the demands are reforms to the way race or ethnicity are used in admission and hiring practices, institutional neutrality, student grading and demanding that transgender women be excluded from women’s locker rooms and sports teams.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 2 Oct. 2025
The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have posted on their websites that this is Democrats’ fault, a brazen push into politics that breaks with past neutrality.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
That authority must always be exercised with neutrality, integrity, and character because that's the only way every Virginian can trust the system meant to protect them.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
Among the demands are reforms to the way race or ethnicity are used in admission and hiring practices, institutional neutrality, student grading and demanding that transgender women be excluded from women’s locker rooms and sports teams.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 2 Oct. 2025
The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have posted on their websites that this is Democrats’ fault, a brazen push into politics that breaks with past neutrality.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutrality
Noun
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The King of Swords invites you to lead with intellect, integrity, and objectivity.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Numbers were a source of certainty, of objectivity.—
Annabelle Huang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
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The Nobel Peace Prize remains one of the most prestigious global recognitions, with its selection process designed to uphold integrity, impartiality, and long-term historical value.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The letter noted that the level of compensation paid to the Tesla board members could also compromise the board’s impartiality.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Neutrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutrality. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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