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neutralize

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of neutralize

1 to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective

  • a pro-government rally that is intended to neutralize the antiwar demonstrations
Synonyms of neutralize

annul, cancel (out), compensate (for), correct, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, make up (for), negative, offset
Words Related to neutralize

invalidate, negate, neuter, nullify

atone (for)

outbalance, outweigh, redeem

redress, relieve, remedy

override, overrule

2 to put to death deliberately

  • orders to find the renegade colonel and to neutralize him
Synonyms of neutralize

assassinate, bump off, croak [slang], dispatch, do in, execute, get, ice [slang], knock off, liquidate, murder, off [slang], put away, rub out, slay, snuff, take out, terminate, whack [slang]
Words Related to neutralize

blow away, shoot, shoot down

blot out, carry off, claim, cut down, destroy, fell, kill, smite, zap

butcher, massacre, mow (down), slaughter

annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, exterminate, wipe out
Phrases Synonymous with neutralize

do away with
Near Antonyms of neutralize

animate, raise, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revive

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