Synonyms of neutralizing

neutralizing 1 of 2

adjective

as in nullifying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nullifying
• negating
• deterring
• deterrent
• blocking
• frustrating
• baffling
• prophylactic
• preventive
• thwarting
• preventative
• foiling
• precautionary
• hindering
• hampering
• retardant
• balking
• impeding
• stalling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisting
• aiding
• facilitating
• smoothing
• promoting
• nurturing
• abetting
• encouraging
• fostering
• easing
• forwarding
• furthering

neutralizing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of neutralize

1

as in offsetting

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

• offsetting
• correcting
• counteracting
• counterbalancing
• relieving
• outweighing
• annulling
• cancelling (out)
• compensating (for)
• canceling (out)
• making up (for)
• remedying
• nullifying
• invalidating
• counterpoising
• negating
• redeeming
• negativing
• redressing
• overruling
• neutering
• overriding
• atoning (for)
• outbalancing

2

as in assassinating

to put to death deliberately

orders to find the renegade colonel and to neutralize him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinating
• murdering
• executing
• slaying
• killing
• dispatching
• liquidating
• destroying
• terminating
• snuffing
• getting
• whacking
• slaughtering
• offing
• taking out
• shooting
• icing
• doing in
• doing away with
• putting away
• knocking off
• croaking
• eliminating
• eradicating
• rubbing out
• bumping off
• claiming
• zapping
• annihilating
• exterminating
• massacring
• cutting down
• smiting
• blowing away
• shooting down
• blotting out
• carrying off
• butchering
• felling
• mowing (down)
• wiping out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• raising
• reviving
• animating
• resurrecting
• resuscitating