Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun neutral
1 sense of neutral
Sense 1
neutral -- (one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute)
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
Antonyms of adj neutral
7 senses of neutral
Sense 1
impersonal, neutral -- (having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer")
INDIRECT (VIA objective) -> subjective -- (taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias; "a subjective judgment")
Sense 2
inert, indifferent, neutral -- (having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction")
INDIRECT (VIA unreactive) -> reactive -- (participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive")
Sense 3
neutral -- (not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest)
INDIRECT (VIA nonaligned) -> aligned -- (brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause)
Sense 4
neutral (vs. positive) (vs. negative) -- (possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics)
positive (vs. negative) (vs. neutral) -- (characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand")
=> affirmative, optimistic -- (expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook")
=> constructive -- (emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism")
negative (vs. neutral) (vs. positive) -- (characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign")
=> antagonistic, counter -- (indicating opposition or resistance)
=> perverse -- (marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans")
Sense 5
achromatic (vs. chromatic), neutral -- (having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white")
Sense 6
neutral -- (lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever")
INDIRECT (VIA colorless, colourless) -> colorful, colourful -- (striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language")
INDIRECT (VIA colorless, colourless) -> colorful, colourful -- (striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language")
Sense 7
neutral, electroneutral -- (having no net electric charge)
INDIRECT (VIA uncharged) -> charged -- (of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge; "charged particles"; "a charged battery")
Similarity of adj neutral
7 senses of neutral
Sense 1
impersonal, neutral -- (having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer")
=> objective (vs. subjective), nonsubjective -- (undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence")
Sense 2
inert, indifferent, neutral -- (having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction")
=> unreactive (vs. reactive) -- ((chemistry) not reacting chemically)
Sense 3
neutral -- (not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest)
=> nonaligned (vs. aligned) -- (not affiliated with any faction, party, or cause)
Sense 4
neutral (vs. positive) (vs. negative) -- (possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics)
=> neutralized, neutralised -- (made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics)
=> viewless -- (not having or expressing opinions or views)
Sense 5
achromatic (vs. chromatic), neutral -- (having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white")
=> argent, silver, silvery, silverish -- (of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair")
=> ash-grey, ash-gray, ashy -- (of a light grey)
=> blackish -- (of something that is somewhat black; "blackish clouds")
=> black-grey, black-gray, blackish-grey, blackish-gray -- (of dark grey)
=> blue-white, bluish-white, cool-white -- (of white tinged with blue)
=> blue-grey, blue-gray, bluish-grey, bluish-gray -- (of grey tinged with blue)
=> blue-black, bluish black -- (of black tinged with blue)
=> brown-black, brownish-black -- (of black tinged with brown)
=> brown-grey, brown-gray, brownish-grey, brownish-gray -- (of grey tinged with brown)
=> canescent -- (of greyish white; "the canescent moon")
=> chalky -- (of something having the color of chalk; "she turned chalky white")
=> charcoal, charcoal-grey, charcoal-gray -- (of a very dark grey)
=> coal-black, jet, jet-black, pitchy, sooty -- (of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal)
=> cottony-white -- (of something as white as cotton; "cottony-white clouds")
=> dull-white -- (of a dull shade of white)
=> ebon, ebony -- (of a very dark black)
=> grey, gray, greyish, grayish -- (of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black; "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair")
=> grey-black, gray-black, greyish-black, grayish-black -- (of black tinged with grey)
=> grey-white, gray-white, greyish-white, grayish-white -- (of white tinged with grey)
=> greenish-grey, greenish-gray -- (of grey tinged with green)
=> green-white, greenish-white -- (of white flowers tinged with green)
=> hueless -- (of something totally lacking in saturation and therefore having no hue)
=> ink-black, inky, inky-black -- (of the color of black ink)
=> iron-grey, iron-gray -- (of the grey color of iron)
=> lily-white -- (of a pure white color)
=> milk-white -- (of a white the color of fresh milk)
=> olive-grey, olive-gray -- (of grey tinged with olive)
=> oxford-grey, oxford-gray, dark-grey, dark-gray -- (of a dark shade of grey)
=> pearl grey, pearl gray -- (of a grey with a pearly tinge)
=> pearly, pearly-white -- (of a white the color of pearls)
=> pinkish-white -- (of white tinged with pink)
=> purple-black, purplish-black -- (of black tinged with purple)
=> purple-white, purplish-white -- (of white tinged with purple)
=> red-grey, red-gray, reddish-grey, reddish-gray -- (of grey tinged with red)
=> sable -- (of a dark somewhat brownish black)
=> silver-grey, silver-gray, silvery-grey, silvery-gray -- (of grey resembling silver)
=> silver-white, silvery-white -- (of a white that resembles silver)
=> slate-black -- (of a black tinged with slate-grey)
=> slate-grey, slate-gray, slaty-grey, slaty-gray, slaty, slatey, stone-grey, stone-gray -- (of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn")
=> snow-white, snowy -- (of the white color of snow)
=> soot-black, sooty-black -- (of the black color of soot)
=> violet-black -- (of black tinged with violet)
=> white-flowered -- ((of plants) having white flowers)
=> whitish, off-white -- (of something having a color tending toward white)
=> yellow-grey, yellow-gray, yellowish-grey, yellowish-gray -- (of grey tinged with yellow)
=> yellow-white, yellowish-white -- (of a white tinged with yellow)
Also See-> colorless#2, colourless#2
Sense 6
neutral -- (lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever")
=> colorless (vs. colorful), colourless (vs. colourful) -- (lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade")
Sense 7
neutral, electroneutral -- (having no net electric charge)
=> uncharged (vs. charged) -- (of a particle or body or system; having no charge; "an uncharged particle"; "an uncharged battery")
