neutral

Plural: neutrals

Noun

• One that is impartial or does not take sides in a conflict.
• one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
• A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
• A person who takes no side in a dispute.
• 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.
• An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.

Adjective Satellite

• having no personal preference
  • "a neutral observer"
• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
• not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
• lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
  • "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever"
• having no net electric charge

Adjective

• possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
• having no hue
  • "neutral colors like black or white"

Adj

• Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
• Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
• Neither positive nor negative.
• Neither beneficial nor harmful.
• Having no sex; neuter.
• Having no obvious colour; gray.
• Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
• 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.

Examples

• He tried to remain neutral about the Scrabble club’s controversial new rules.
• I am neutral regarding the issue of gay marriage.
• Put it in neutral, and we'll push it out of the garage.

Synonyms

achromatic, electroneutral, impersonal, indifferent, inert, beige, candid, chargeless, clinical, cold, detached, disinterested, dispassionate, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fair-minded, fairhanded, impartial, imprejudicate, indistinguishing, innocuous, neuter, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartial, nonpartisan, nonpersonal, objective, sexless, unbiased, unbigoted, uncharged, uninterested, unpartial, unpartisan, unprejudiced, unprepossessed

Antonyms

chromatic, negative, positive

Related Words

freewheel, overdrive

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