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adjective

as in altered

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verb

past tense of neuter
as in fixed
to remove the sex organs of agreed to let the children have the dog on the condition that they have her neutered

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Recent Examples of neutered
Adjective
All adoptable pets are spayed, neutered and up to date on vaccines and tests. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 The effects pouring out of the legislative, executive and even judicial branches of government in this state are about an all-powerful majority and a neutered opposition. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
All adoption-able pets at Humane Indiana are vaccinated, tested for heartworm, dewormed, microchipped, given flea/tick and heartworm prevention, and spayed or neutered. — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Watch this video for tips on helping your dog recover after they’ve been spayed or neutered. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Each dog adopted from the Bradshaw Animal Shelter will be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Now that the referee’s decision has been effectively neutered with few details as to why, the world is left to draw its own conclusions. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Progressives need to be neutered politically, and only moderate Democrats have the power to do it. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026 Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026 The rescue group said some of the beagles will go to other rescue groups while others will be sent to its Florida and Alabama campuses where they will be spayed, neutered, and prepared for adoption. — ABC News, 15 June 2026 Some of the pigs rescued were pregnant or nursing after recently giving birth, and others still have to be spayed or neutered. — Josh Taylor, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutered
  1. altered
  2. fixed
  3. sterile
  4. impotent
  5. emasculated
Adjective
  • Do the Tigers, here in this new, altered state, really have one more run left in them?
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Trump later posted on his social media platform an altered map of the lake and surrounding area.
    — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of altered
Verb
  • The show had faced controversy from the start, as many fixed on antisemitic and anti-Asian comments made by Galliano more than a decade ago.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Take the time to compare each offer side by side, and look for the most competitive interest rates and whether the rate is fixed or variable.
    — Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixed
Adjective
  • The brand’s Krossa desk scratches the itch for office furniture that isn’t sterile or corporate-looking.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Matching furniture sets may feel cookie-cutter and sterile, instead of warm.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sterile
Adjective
  • As a result, Golden State’s ball movement and 3-point shooting (7 of 37) looked impotent amid a playoff atmosphere in Ballhala.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Republicans want to scare voters into thinking that if Democrats win the midterm elections, the United States will be on the road to a future in which the Senate is no more—or is, at best, an impotent debate club for elderly statesmen.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Definition of impotent
Adjective
  • And that’s the main tension this season, as Beau is feeling emasculated by the dynamic.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of emasculated

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“Neutered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutered. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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