neutraladjective
uk/ˈnjuː.trəl/us/ˈnuː.trəl/neutral adjective (NO OPINION)
C1 not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument or war:
sports A neutral ground or field is a sports stadium that does not belong to either of the two teams taking part in a competition or game:
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- The final will be played at a neutral venue.
- The country remained neutral during the war.
- He expressed doubts about the chairman's ability to remain neutral during the discussions.
- Why do you always try to be neutral in these matters?
- He claims to be neutral, but he clearly has his own agenda.
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Unbiased or impartial
- balanced
- disinterest
- disinterested
- dispassionate
- equitable
- equity
- impartial
- merit
- neutrality
- non-aligned
- non-alignment
- non-intervention
- objective
- unbiased
neutral adjective (NOT NOTICEABLE)
C1 having features or characteristics that are not easily noticed:
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Indistinct & invisible
- blind
- blur
- blurred
- fuzzy
- inconspicuous
- indiscernible
- indistinct
- invisible
- melt
- melt (away) into sth
- not see hide nor hair of sb idiom
- see
- sink
- sink without (a) trace idiom
- smudged
- subtlety
- unclear
- unobtrusive
- vague
- wraith
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neutral adjective (SCIENCE)
A neutral chemical substance is neither an acid nor an alkali:
A neutral object in physics has no electrical charge:
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Chemistry: types of chemical
- acid salt
- alkali
- alkali metal
- alkyl
- alkyne
- anhydrous
- dioxide
- hydrate
- hydro-
- insoluble
- oxide
- petrochemical
- polymer
- stain
- stearic acid
- strong acid
- strong base
- universal indicator
- weak acid
- weak base
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neutralnoun
uk/ˈnjuː.trəl/us/ˈnuː.trəl/neutral noun (NO MOVEMENT)
[ U ] the position of the gears in a vehicle when they are not connected to the engine:
[ U ] a state of no activity or development:
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Engineering - mechanical
- -engined
- artificer
- automatic
- automatically
- automative
- hydraulic
- idle
- internal combustion engine
- mechanic
- mechanical
- mechanically
- octane
- octane number
- outboard motor
- strip
- tick
- torque
- tune
- vane
- wheelbase
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neutral noun (NO OPINION)
[ C ] a neutral person or thing:
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Unbiased or impartial
- balanced
- disinterest
- disinterested
- dispassionate
- equitable
- equity
- impartial
- merit
- neutrality
- non-aligned
- non-alignment
- non-intervention
- objective
- unbiased