Vocabulary
Neutrality
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartiality.
Urdu meaning
علیحدگی،غیر جانبداری
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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They had declared their political neutrality repeatedly but Iran disregarded it.
Dawn Editorials —
Who pays and how?
— 2026-04-25
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Legal neutrality, or the absence thereof, is to be ascertained from the texts of defence pacts and the quasi status of agreements that the Gulf states have executed with the US for the last 40-plus years.
Dawn Editorials —
Legal vs political neutrality
— 2026-04-04
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This declared political neutrality is also evident from the fact that Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar, have not directly responded to Iranian attacks.
Dawn Editorials —
Legal vs political neutrality
— 2026-04-04
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The most prudent course is for Iran to accord respect to the political neutrality claimed by the Gulf states.
Dawn Editorials —
Legal vs political neutrality
— 2026-04-04
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7 `% HE killing of three Indonesian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon shows A that neutrality no longer offers protection.
Dawn Editorials —
Neutrality at risk
— 2026-04-03
Synonyms
impartiality, lack of bias, lack of prejudice, objectivity, open-mindedness, disinterestedness
Antonyms
partiality, bias, participation, taking sides
Curator example
“during the war, Switzerland maintained its neutrality”
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