NEUTRALIZED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

neutralized

verb

past tense of neutralize

as in offset

to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective a pro-government rally that is intended to neutralize the antiwar demonstrations

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as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately orders to find the renegade colonel and to neutralize him

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Recent Examples of neutralized The air force said that five missiles and 155 drones were destroyed or neutralized, with impacts reported across 18 locations. — David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Besides her 12 kills and 23 digs, Steger provided steady service pressure that neutralized opponents’ offenses. — David Kiefer, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 Bad guys vanquished… or at the very least, viable scapegoats neutralized. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026 Writing on Facebook on Tuesday, Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said an explosive device was detected on the drone and neutralized by bomb-disposal experts. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 The drone was equipped with an explosive device, which was neutralized by bomb disposal experts, according to the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense. — Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026 Such repressive moves are routine in Putin’s Russia, the default operations of a governing system that long ago neutralized contests between political visions or clashes of rival parties. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 Garrett was neutralized, and Donald was back at home after opting to wait another week to make his return from a two-year retirement. — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Also on Sunday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces downed or neutralized almost 500 Ukrainian drones launched overnight. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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Longer life offsets costs The researchers also examined whether the additional electronics could be economically justified.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
The interior swims in faded blues, mint greens and powdery neutrals with neoclassical moldings, offset by black lacquer, frosted glass, mosaics and polished metal.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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Yeah, people just want to see if I really did get assassinated by Madonna’s Cartel.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
The 21-year-old Michigan State senior is also head of the local chapter of Turning Point, the group for young conservatives whose founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated last year.

— Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of assassinated

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An earlier version of this story was corrected to describe the suspect as the former head of foreign, not domestic, intelligence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
But many of Lamont’s fellow Democrats say the fiscally moderate governor has over-corrected, saving too aggressively, to the detriment of health care, education, social services and other core programs.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of corrected

Verb

The day is often marked by protests against memorials to Christopher Columbus, for environmental justice, for the return of Indigenous lands and in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Now, a new killer has murdered an altar boy and used his blood to write her name.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of murdered

Verb

The property, which takes up residence in an 18th-century palazzo, looks fresh-faced and gorgeous after a multi-year and multi-phase renovation executed through the peak of the pandemic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
In real life millions of peasants were deported, executed, or starved during collectivization.

— Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of executed

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One person was killed in a strike on Riyadh airport, a Saudia Airlines plane was reportedly in flames, and hundreds of flights have been canceled.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
That changes when Ma is killed rescuing children whom terrorists are forcing to become suicide bombers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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