neutral

Academic Word List, sublist 6.

About 17.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
2. adjective Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.

   I am neutral regarding the issue of gay marriage.

3. adjective Neither positive nor negative.
4. adjective Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.

   a neutral person

5. adjective Neither beneficial nor harmful.
6. adjective Having no sex; neuter.
7. adjective Having no obvious colour; gray.
8. adjective Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.

Similar words

nonaligned amoral electroneutral impersonal unmoral indifferent nonsubjective inert viewless objective

Often followed by

and or in axis position ground countries to zone

Word family

neutralisation neutralise neutralised neutralises neutralising neutrality neutralization neutralize neutralized neutralizes