Synonyms for neuter
- adjective
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Neutral — neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another
neutral, non-partisan, cold, objective, non-aligned, impartial, indifferent dated
2. Sexless — sexless, having no or imperfectly developed sex organs
Other
Verb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
- adj. 2
Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.
- adj. 3
Sexless, non-sexual.
- v. 1
To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.
Forms
- Past participle
- neutered
e.g. neutered → spayed, castrated, altered, doctored…
Example sentences
- genderless Santiago wants to become a "genderless doll."
- intransitive This verb can be either transitive or intransitive.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| neuter | steady | |
| genderless | rising | |
| intransitive | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fix1
- 4 letters
- cold1, spay1
- 5 letters
- fixed1, alter2, desex
- 6 letters
- doctor2, gelded
- 7 letters
- neutral2, asexual4, sexless2
- 8 letters
- platonic3, castrate2, unsexual
- 9 letters
- objective3, impartial3
- 10 letters
- genderless
- 11 letters
- indifferent3
- 12 letters
- intransitive
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alter2 = 2 syllables).