1
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 interiors are a mix of wood, textured stone, and sinuous lines, highlighted by soft neutral tones.
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Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
However, Citi downgraded Intel to sell from neutral, citing unresolved concerns over its foundry business.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
The next group is carbon-neutral fuels—biofuels and green methanol.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The tote is available in black or Meringue, both neutral staples that pair well with an autumnal palette.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
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Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
However, Citi downgraded Intel to sell from neutral, citing unresolved concerns over its foundry business.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
The next group is carbon-neutral fuels—biofuels and green methanol.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The tote is available in black or Meringue, both neutral staples that pair well with an autumnal palette.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutral
Adjective
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Charter schools are overseen by independent boards, overwhelmingly, like nonprofit boards of directors that manage the oversight and then follow all or most of the same government rules related to public schools.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Employers increasingly wonder whether campuses are cultivating independent thinkers or just cautious followers.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But Anderson also knows that the moral purity of revolutionaries gets boring pretty fast.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, the McCullum and Stokes selection wagon prefers fast wheels rather than those boring job specs, such as age and experience.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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It is designed to enable operator decisions in real time, providing the human touch while teleoperating robotic systems and tasking them with complex autonomous functions.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Though many are optimistic over the long term if Musk can pull off a transformation of the company to focus more on autonomous driving, artificial intelligence and robotics.—
John Melloy,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the Instagram snap, Heather — in a beige tank top with a white cardigan — could be seen sitting at the center of a circular table with Haack and her boyfriend Christopher Larocca on one side of her and son Tristan, 2, Tarek, Brayden, and Haack’s son Hudson, 6, on the other.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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The silky lotion protects with 10% zinc oxide, hydrates with jojoba seed and almond oils, and gets your skin ridiculously glowy with a rosy-beige tint.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Gray acknowledged the difficulty of securing an impartial jury in Utah County due to widespread media attention and emotional reactions.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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This is not impartial oversight.—
Matthew J. Frauenfeld,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The big surprise was how strongly Wilson was justifying New York’s decision to stick with him after his head coach, Brian Daboll, had initially been noncommittal about keeping him as the starter.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
14 Sep. 2025
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To date, the administration has been noncommittal.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the leader of a nonpartisan group, Hurly didn’t want to talk about the recent drama on campus.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Cox has quickly gained a national following — winning praise from both Democrats and Republicans — with his nonpartisan calls for unity in the days since Kirk was killed during an event at a Utah college campus.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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At shorter wavelengths, both would produce flat, featureless spectra, akin to what Hubble has seen for various sub-Neptunes.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the far distance lies the Pacific Ocean, and beyond that, featureless protuberances labeled Japan, Russia and China.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutral. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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