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
Alaska Air — The airline added 3% on the back of an upgrade to buy from neutral at UBS.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
For February to April, there is roughly a 60 percent chance of neutral conditions, 25 percent for La Niña conditions, and 15 percent for El Niño conditions.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Love is not neutral – it’s shaped by power, by capitalism, by who has historically been allowed to be seen loving and being loved.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
People in the anxious group performed worse on intuitive decision-making than those in the neutral or positive groups.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
For February to April, there is roughly a 60 percent chance of neutral conditions, 25 percent for La Niña conditions, and 15 percent for El Niño conditions.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Love is not neutral – it’s shaped by power, by capitalism, by who has historically been allowed to be seen loving and being loved.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
People in the anxious group performed worse on intuitive decision-making than those in the neutral or positive groups.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 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
Adjective
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Farming takes so long and is so boring, some of us said.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Clark County Fire Department said that tunnel boring operations had been temporarily halted at the site pending an ongoing accident investigation.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
11 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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For a longer journey, Johnson is impartial to his Osprey Aether pack for its airscape back panels, floating lids, and signature Fit on the Fly adjustments.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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Our department is committed to a thorough and impartial review.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To date, the administration has been noncommittal.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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Following the game, Giants head coach Brian Daboll was noncommittal about the starting quarterback question.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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 18 Sep. 2025.
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