NEUTRALIZE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for NEUTRALIZE?

Need another word that means the same as “neutralize”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “neutralize” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Neutralize” are: neutralise, do in, knock off, liquidate, waste, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, negate, nullify, offset, balance, balance out, counterpoise, compensate for, make up for, kill, do to death, put to death, assassinate, execute, eliminate, dispatch, butcher, cut to pieces, slaughter, massacre, wipe out, mow down

Neutralize as a Verb

Definitions of "Neutralize" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “neutralize” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing.
• Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions.
• Make incapable of military action.
• Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of.
• Make politically neutral and thus inoffensive.
• Disarm (a bomb or similar weapon.
• Make chemically neutral.
• Make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.
• (in military or espionage contexts) used euphemistically to refer to killing or destruction.
• Make (something) ineffective by applying an opposite force or effect.

Synonyms of "Neutralize" as a verb (29 Words)

assassinate	Murder; especially of socially prominent persons. Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel.
balance	Bring into balance or equilibrium. She has to balance work and her domestic duties.
balance out	Bring into balance or equilibrium.
butcher	Ruin (something) deliberately or through incompetence. The film was butchered by the studio that released it.
compensate for	Make reparations or amends for.
counteract	Oppose or check by a counteraction. This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues.
counterbalance	(of a weight) balance (another weight. The sitter s weight counterbalances the tilting pressure on the backrest.
counterpoise	Bring into contrast. They make a delightful couple his gentle intellectuality counterpoised by her firm practicality.
countervail	Offset the effect of (something) by countering it with something of equal force. Stereotypes are countervailed by more realistic assessments.
cut to pieces	Intentionally fail to attend.
dispatch	Send away towards a designated goal. He dispatched messages back to base.
do in	Get (something) done.
do to death	Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
eliminate	Eliminate from the body. A policy that would eliminate inflation.
execute	Kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment. Police executed a search warrant.
knock off	Deliver a sharp blow or push.
liquidate	Kill (someone), typically by violent means. I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex husband.
make up for	Reach in time.
massacre	Inflict a heavy defeat on (a sporting opponent. The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda.
mow down	Make a sad face and thrust out one’s lower lip.
negate	Be in contradiction with. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug.
neutralise	Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of.
nullify	Make of no use or value; cancel out. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions.
offset	Create an offset in. His unfortunate appearance was offset by a compelling personality.
put to death	Make an investment.
slaughter	Kill (people or animals) in a cruel or violent way, typically in large numbers. They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter.
waste	Run off as waste. Waste a joke on an unappreciative audience.
wipe out	Rub with a circular motion.

Usage Examples of "Neutralize" as a verb

• Counter-intelligence programmes designed to neutralize individuals.
• The double agent was neutralized.
• Her optimism neutralizes his gloom.
• The treaty neutralized the small republic.
• She neutralized the solution.
• Splashes on skin should be neutralized immediately.
• Impatience at his frailty began to neutralize her fear.
• 120 bombs were neutralized.

Associations of "Neutralize" (30 Words)

abnegation	Self-denial. Abnegation of political power.
abolish	Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution. Slavery was abolished in the mid 19th century in America and in Russia.
abrogate	Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement. A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.
abrogation	The repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement.
annihilate	Defeat utterly. The stronger force annihilated its opponent virtually without loss.
annul	Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result. The elections were annulled by the general amid renewed protests.
belie	Fail to fulfil or justify (a claim or expectation. The quality of the music seems to belie the criticism.
cancel	A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat. The electric fields may cancel each other out.
contradict	Be in contradiction with. Within five minutes he had contradicted himself twice.
counterbalance	A compensating equivalent. The trolley used a counterbalance and leverage action to reduce the effort of lifting loads.
default	Declare a party to have defaulted and give judgement against that party. All my life envy has been my default emotion.
delete	(of a section of genetic code, or its product) be lost or excised from a nucleic acid or protein sequence. The passage was deleted.
deny	Deny formally an allegation of fact by the opposing party in a legal suit. The servants are ordered to deny him.
disavow	Deny any responsibility or support for. Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children.
exterminate	Kill (a pest. Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews Gypsies Communists and homosexuals of Europe.
invalidate	Declare invalid. A technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination.
misrepresent	Tamper, with the purpose of deception. You are misrepresenting the views of the government.
negate	Make (a clause, sentence, or proposition) negative in meaning. This action will negate the effect of my efforts.
nullify	Make legally null and void; invalidate. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions.
offset	Create an offset in. Donations to charities can be offset against tax.
override	Be more important than. The flash has to have a manual override to be useful.
reject	Reject with contempt. I reject the idea of starting a war.
repeal	Revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament. The House voted in favour of repeal.
repudiation	The exposure of falseness or pretensions. A repudiation of left wing political ideas.
rescind	Cancel officially. The government eventually rescinded the directive.
rescission	The revocation, cancellation, or repeal of a law, order, or agreement. The plaintiff agreed to the rescission of the agreement.
revocable	Capable of being revoked or annulled. A revocable order.
revoke	Fail to follow suit when able and required to do so. He revoked the ban on smoking.
terminate	Terminate the employment of discharge from an office or position. The train will terminate at Stratford.
veto	A rejection by right of veto. Neither state was given a veto over amendments to the Act.