neutralizing

The word “neutralizing” has 4 syllables: neu-tral-iz-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈnuːtrəˌlaɪzɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for neutralizing?

In the thesaurus, “neutralizing” has 152 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for neutralizing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for neutralizing

abrogating
acrid
adverse
against
alkalescent
alkali
annihilating
annulling
antacid
antagonistic
anti
arms limitation
arms reduction
assassinating
baffling
balking
balky
bitter
blocking
blotting out
blowing away
bumping off
butchering
carrying off
caulking
caustic
claiming
colorless
con
conquest
contrary
contravening
cording
correcting
counteracting
counteractive
counterbalancing
counterpoising
covering
crippling
croaking
cushioning
cutting down
cynical
de-escalation
defending
demilitarization
demobilization
denying
destroying
deterrent
deterring
detrimental
disablement
disallowing
disavowing
dispatching
disqualification
dissentient
dissenting
doing away with
doing in
eliminating
eradicating
executing
exterminating
felling
foiling
freeze
frustrating
furring
gainsaying
getting
gloomy
hampering
hindering
icing
impeding
impugning
invalidating
isolating
jaundiced
killing
knocking off
lining
liquidating
massacring
murdering
naysaying
negating
negativing
neutering
nugatory
nullifying
occupation
offing
offsetting
opposing
outbalancing
outweighing
overriding
overruling
pacification
packing
padding
paralyzing
pessimistic
precautionary
preventative
preventive
privative
prophylactic
protecting
putting away
recusant
redeeming
redressing
refusing
rejecting
relieving
remedying
removed
rendering powerless
repugnant
resisting
resistive
retardant
rubbing out
salty
shooting
shooting down
slaughtering
slaying
smiting
snuffing
soluble
stalling
subjugation
surrounding
taking out
taping
terminating
thwarting
unaffirmative
unenthusiastic
unfavorable
uninterested
unwilling
weak
whacking
wiping out
zapping

Antonyms for neutralizing

abetting
aiding
animating
arming
assisting
buildup
easing
encouraging
facilitating
favorable
forwarding
fostering
furthering
good
nurturing
positive
promoting
raising
restoring
resurrecting
resuscitating
reviving
smoothing
surrender
yielding

Meanings of neutralizing

verb
1. To make even, inactive or ineffective.
2. To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral.
3. To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.
4. To kill.

Example Sentences

Scientists are working on neutralizing the harmful effects of the pollutant.
The security team focused on neutralizing the threat before it escalated.
The process of neutralizing acids with bases produces water and salt.
The firefighter played a key role in neutralizing the fire before it spread further.
The new policy aims at neutralizing tensions between opposing political groups.

On this page you'll find 177 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to neutralizing, such as: abetting, abrogating, acrid, adverse, against, aiding, alkalescent.

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