neutral

neutral is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈnjuːtrəl/, SAMPA: /"nju:tr@l/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈnuːtrəl/, SAMPA: /"nu:tr@l/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

Positive neutral

Comparative more neutral

Superlative most neutral

1. Treating both sides equally.
   • Synonyms: evenhanded and unbiased
   • Antonyms: biased and prejudiced

   A judge in a trial must be neutral.

   The referees in international matches are from neutral countries.

   I think this new wording is more neutral than the old wording.

   The newest wording is the most neutral of all.

Related words

• neutrality
• neutralize
• neutralness
• neutralities
• neutralnesses