NEUTRALIZING Synonyms

• act in opposition to

• oppose or check by a counteraction

• oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

• destroy property or hinder normal operations

• a weight that balances another weight

• equality of distribution

• a compensating equivalent

• adjust for

• contrast with equal weight or force

• oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

• compensate for or counterbalance

• oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

• get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

• eliminate by paying off (debts)

• convert into cash

• settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off

• be in contradiction with

• deny the truth of

• prove negative; show to be false

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

• declare invalid

• show to be invalid

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

• any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

• useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

• the trait of wasting resources

• an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

• (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

• located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• use inefficiently or inappropriately

• dispose of

• run off as waste

• get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

• spend extravagantly

• lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

• cause to grow thin or weak

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• become physically weaker

• get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

• get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

• cut the price of

• take by theft

• write quickly

• stop pursuing or acting