Synonyms of neutralized

neutralized

verb

past tense of neutralize

1

as in offset

to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offset
• corrected
• counteracted
• outweighed
• counterbalanced
• relieved
• compensated (for)
• annulled
• canceled (out)
• made up (for)
• remedied
• nullified
• counterpoised
• invalidated
• redeemed
• negated
• negatived
• neutered
• redressed
• overruled
• atoned (for)
• outbalanced
• overrode

2

as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately

orders to find the renegade colonel and to neutralize him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinated
• murdered
• executed
• killed
• dispatched
• liquidated
• destroyed
• terminated
• snuffed
• got
• whacked
• slaughtered
• slew
• offed
• iced
• put away
• knocked off
• croaked
• took out
• eliminated
• rubbed out
• bumped off
• did in
• claimed
• eradicated
• did away with
• annihilated
• shot
• cut down
• exterminated
• massacred
• blotted out
• shot down
• zapped
• felled
• butchered
• carried off
• smote
• blew away
• wiped out
• mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• revived
• raised
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of neutralized

Bad guys vanquished… or at the very least, viable scapegoats neutralized. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

Writing on Facebook on Tuesday, Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said an explosive device was detected on the drone and neutralized by bomb-disposal experts. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

The drone was equipped with an explosive device, which was neutralized by bomb disposal experts, according to the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense. — Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Such repressive moves are routine in Putin’s Russia, the default operations of a governing system that long ago neutralized contests between political visions or clashes of rival parties. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Garrett was neutralized, and Donald was back at home after opting to wait another week to make his return from a two-year retirement. — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Also on Sunday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces downed or neutralized almost 500 Ukrainian drones launched overnight. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Although both helped mitigate the effects of the gas, urine offered some degree of chemical protection because its ammonia partially neutralized the chlorine, reducing the gas’s damaging and potentially lethal effects on the lungs. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

These antibodies later neutralized about 16% of tetrodotoxin in laboratory tests. — Jay Kakade august 05, Refractor, 5 Aug. 2026