neutral
UK/ˈnjuː.tɹəl//ˈnuː.tɹəl/
neutral adjective: not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
Adjective
neutral (comparative more neutral, superlative most neutral)
- Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- I am neutral regarding the issue of gay marriage.
- The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but constantly takes part one way or the other.1711, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
- Synonyms:
- disinterested, indifferent, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded
- Neither positive nor negative.
- Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
- a neutral person
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Some things good, and some things ill, do seem,
And neutral some, in her fantastic eye.c. 1600, Sir John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul - Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…] The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation,[…] In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected...2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3
- Synonyms:
- innocuous
- Some things good, and some things ill, do seem,
- Having no sex; neuter.
- Synonyms:
- sexless
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- Synonyms:
- beige
- Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- Synonyms:
- uncharged, chargeless
- Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
Noun
neutral (countable and uncountable, plural neutrals)
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- They say in Harlan County
There are no neutrals there
You'll either be a union man
Or a thug for J.H. Blair.1931, “Which Side Are You On?”, performed by Florence Patton Reece
- They say in Harlan County
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A neutral hue.
- The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- Near-synonym: angel gear (humorous)
- Put it in neutral, and we'll push it out of the garage.
- Synonyms:
- angel gear
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
neutral meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
neutral in Hindi
- not taking sides in a conflict
- तटस्थ taṭasth
- favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate
- तटस्थ taṭasth
- physics: possessing no charge
- उदासीन udāsīn
- chemistry: neither acidic nor alkaline
- उदासीन udāsīn
neutral in Tamil
- நடுநிலை, நடுநிலையிலுள்ள
neutral in Marathi
- neutral, impartial
- तटस्थ taṭastha
- neutral
- उदासीन udāsīn
neutral in Urdu
- neutral, unaligned
- غیر جانبدار ğair jānibdār
More languagesFewer languages
- neutral in Bengali
- নিরপেক্ষ ব্যক্তি, নিরপেক্ষ জিনিস, প্রশমিত অবস্থা, নিরপেক্ষ
- neutral in Telugu
- తటస్థం, తటస్థంగా
- neutral in Malayalam
- നിഷ്പക്ഷമായ, നിഷ്പക്ഷ, പക്ഷപാതമില്ലാത്ത, ഉദാസീനമായ
- neutral in Kannada
- ತಟಸ್ಥ, ನಿಷ್ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತ, ಪಕ್ಷಾತೀತ, ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತ
- neutral in Punjabi
- ਨਿਰਪੱਖ
- neutral in Gujarati
- તટસ્થ, ન્યુટ્રલ
- neutral in Odia
- ନିରପେକ୍ଷ
- neutral in Nepali
- तटस्थ taṭastha
- neutral in Arabic
- مُحَايِد muḥāyid, نُقْطَة الْعَطَالَة nuqṭat al-ʕaṭāla
- neutral in Malay
- neutral
- neutral in Indonesian
- netral
- neutral in Persian
- خُنثیٰ xonsâ, بیطرف bi-taraf
- neutral in Thai
- เป็นกลาง bpen-glaang
- neutral in Vietnamese
- trung lập
Examples of neutral in a sentence
- These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population.2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
- He shoved the tractor into neutral, and, leaving the engine running, jumped down[.]1961, Robert S. Close, With Hooves of Brass, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 124:
Synonyms of neutral
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Forms of neutral
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more neutral |
| superlative | most neutral |
| Noun | |
| plural | neutrals |
Origin of neutral
From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surface analysis, neuter + -al.
Words formed from neutral
- antineutral
- carbon-neutral
- carbon neutral
- circumneutral
- electroneutral
- ethno-neutral
- gender neutral
- gender-neutral
- grain neutral spirit
- grape neutral spirit
- immunoneutral
- lost neutral
- metal neutral
- metal-neutral
- net-neutral
- neutral alcohol
- neutral area
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- Neutral Confederacy
- neutral current
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- neutral evil
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- neutral good
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- neutral grip
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- neutralism
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- neutralistic
- neutrality
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- Neutral Nation
- neutralness
- neutralophile
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- neutral Paralympic athlete
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- neutral section
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- neutral third
- neutral tone
- neutral vowel
- neutral zone
- neutral-zone infraction
- neutron
- nonneutral
- pay-neutral
- photoneutral
- quasineutral
- subneutral
- superneutral
Phrases with neutral
- Neutral Bay
- true neutral
- Idiom Neutral
- neutral areas
- neutral clefs
- neutral grips
- neutral tones
- neutral zones
- lawful neutral
- neutral moneys
- neutral thirds
- neutral vowels
19 more phrasesFewer phrases
- shared neutral
- chaotic neutral
- neutral grounds
- neutral spirits
- borrowed neutral
- neutral alcohols
- neutral currents
- neutral insulins
- Neutral Moresnet
- neutral sections
- neutral citations
- neutral grip bars
- neutral conductors
- neutral deductions
- neutral geometries
- grain neutral spirits
- grape neutral spirits
- neutral grain spirits
- neutral grape spirits
Questions about neutral
- What does neutral mean?
- Neutral means not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- What is neutral in Hindi?
- Neutral in Hindi is तटस्थ (taṭasth), उदासीन (udāsīn). See Neutral meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use neutral in a sentence?
- These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population.
- What part of speech is neutral?
- Neutral can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce neutral?
- Neutral is pronounced /ˈnjuː.tɹəl/ (UK).
Words near neutral in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: neutral (page history and authors); neutral (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); उदासीन (Marathi) (page history and authors); غیر جانبدار (Urdu) (page history and authors); neutral (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neutral (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neutral (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neutral (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neutral (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neutral (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neutral (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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