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Definition of neutral : 1. A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral.
2. Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; - said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid, and alkaline.
3. Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced.
4. Neuter. See Neuter, a., 3.
5. Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

Synonyms:

neutralized, open-minded, colourless, amoral, nonpartisan, immaterial, unreactive, electroneutral, unmoral, engaged, feelings, drab, neuter, neutralised, objective, nonaligned, uncommitted, inert, bland, fair, uninvolved, strong, unbiassed, torpid, soggy, indeterminate, involved, so-so, indistinctive, nonsubjective, deaf, vague, viewless, inactive, disengaged, unprejudiced, sluggish

impersonal, impartial, indifferent, unbiased, uninfluenced, disinterested

dull, bleached, toneless, hueless, pale, lackluster, colorless, lusterless, faded, achromatic, white

lukewarm, uncaring, cold, unwilling, perfunctory, insouciant, half-hearted, uninterested, passive, unconcerned

halcyon, resting, orderly, quiescent, pacific, pastoral, untroubled, quiet, peaceful, reposeful, friendly, idyllic, non-aggressive

frigid, cold-blooded, dispassionate, impassive, easygoing, stoical, staid, calm, unexcitable, stoic, even-tempered, unflappable, stolid, self-controlled, mild, composed, placid, tranquil, unhurried, aloof, cool, moderate, imperturbable, self-composed, poker-faced, inscrutable, meek, controlled, numb, demure, deadpan, nonchalant, steady, serene, passionless, apathetic, level-headed, reserved, detached

Usage examples:

• Taking the space- stick out of neutral, he moved it very slightly down and to one side. - "The Passing of Ku Sui", Anthony Gilmore.
• But the Rhegians replied that they would be neutral, and would only act in accordance with the decision of all the Italian Greeks. - "The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece", Various.
• Someone opened the window and let in a blast of that strange, neutral air which walks the earth between darkness and dawn; someone else led the husband into another room. - "The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 2 (of 10)", Edith Wharton.