Synonyms of charged

charged 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in breathtaking

causing great emotional or mental stimulation

an abstract expressionist who uses a palette of charged colors to great effect

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breathtaking
• exciting
• interesting
• electric
• intriguing
• thrilling
• inspiring
• electrifying
• exhilarating
• gripping
• intoxicating
• galvanizing
• galvanic
• provocative
• stirring
• absorbing
• stimulating
• rousing
• fascinating
• exhilarative
• lively
• mind-blowing
• mind-bending
• heart-stopping
• mind-boggling
• moving
• rip-roaring
• arresting
• kicky
• riveting
• hair-raising
• touching
• tantalizing
• engrossing
• enchanting
• enthralling
• titillating
• energetic
• high-voltage
• spellbinding
• dynamic
• poignant
• kinetic
• lusty

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• tedious
• boring
• tiresome
• dull
• unexciting
• uninteresting
• monotonous
• mind-numbing
• dreary
• humdrum

2

as in passionate

having or expressing great depth of feeling

a very charged speech that got everyone worked up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passionate
• warm
• passional
• fervent
• intense
• emotional
• glowing
• ardent
• enthusiastic
• impassioned
• demonstrative
• burning
• religious
• fiery
• blazing
• superheated
• flaming
• incandescent
• vehement
• feverish
• torrid
• perfervid
• fervid
• red-hot
• hot-blooded
• on fire
• warm-blooded
• obsessed
• zealous
• sloppy
• infatuated
• sentimental
• sugary
• enamored
• saccharine
• gung ho
• keen
• uninhibited
• gushy
• mushy
• mawkish
• melodramatic
• sappy
• histrionic
• unrestrained
• gushing
• unreserved
• frenzied
• schmaltzy
• maudlin
• overheated
• orgiastic
• overexcited
• overemotional

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cold
• cool
• dispassionate
• impassive
• dry
• detached
• objective
• impersonal
• reserved
• emotionless
• unemotional
• undemonstrative

3

as in provocative

serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction

a muralist who creates politically charged and often controversial works

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provocative
• provoking
• motivating
• exciting
• motivational
• inciting
• stimulating
• instigating
• motivative
• triggering
• edgy
• explosive
• piquing
• inflammatory
• instigative
• incendiary
• inducing
• inspiring
• activating
• inspirational
• upsetting
• annoying
• energizing
• aggravating
• teasing
• fiery
• irritating
• maddening
• taunting
• vitalizing
• exasperating
• quickening
• vexing
• vexatious
• irksome
• galvanizing
• bothersome
• enraging
• jeering
• pesky
• angering
• galling

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• noninflammatory
• subduing

charged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of charge

1

as in asked

to set or receive as a price

any shop would charge $100 to repair that thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asked
• demanded
• brought
• priced
• commanded
• fetched
• assessed
• billed
• overcharged
• sold (for)
• undercharged
• discounted
• invoiced
• valued
• marked up
• marked down

2

as in imposed

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

charges a restocking fee for returned merchandise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposed
• fined
• levied
• assessed
• put
• exacted
• laid
• penalized
• taxed
• docked
• inflicted
• extorted
• forced
• compelled
• gouged
• excised
• mulcted
• coerced
• milked
• bled
• squeezed
• wrung
• wrested
• wreaked
• fleeced
• skinned
• shook down
• reapplied
• set
• reimposed
• relaid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remitted
• diminished
• released
• lessened
• abated
• forgave
• ignored
• excused
• disregarded
• pardoned
• condoned
• glossed (over)
• glozed (over)

3

as in entrusted

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to

we're charging you with the care of your little sister while we're gone for the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entrusted
• tasked
• assigned
• trusted
• intrusted
• imposed
• commissioned
• committed
• recommended
• conferred
• delegated
• allotted
• authorized
• allocated
• empowered
• consigned
• confided
• relegated
• reposed
• invested

4

as in ordered

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

charged the soldier to keep watch over the prisoner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordered
• instructed
• told
• commanded
• asked
• directed
• enjoined
• advised
• begged
• bid
• warned
• requested
• bade
• appointed
• adjured
• required
• petitioned
• authorized
• assigned
• bossed (around)
• compelled
• forced
• commissioned
• obliged
• controlled
• counselled
• supervised
• led
• managed
• conducted
• coerced
• constrained
• entreated
• besought
• counseled
• beseeched
• superintended
• oversaw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observed
• followed
• kept
• obeyed
• minded
• complied (with)

5

as in accused

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

he has not yet been charged with any crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accused
• indicted
• prosecuted
• blamed
• incriminated
• sued
• impeached
• criticized
• defamed
• criminated
• appealed
• called (on)
• arraigned
• tried
• faulted
• taxed
• summoned
• denounced
• chided
• censured
• cited
• booked
• reported
• implicated
• condemned
• impugned
• castigated
• rebuked
• reproached
• damned
• retaliated
• reproved
• informed (against)
• named
• chid
• reprobated
• inculpated
• framed
• recriminated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acquitted
• cleared
• exonerated
• absolved
• vindicated
• defended
• advocated
• justified
• championed
• exculpated
• excused
• remitted
• pardoned
• forgave
• shrived
• shrove

6

as in filled

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

charge a blast furnace with iron ore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• loaded
• stuffed
• crammed
• jammed
• heaped
• refilled
• brimmed
• flooded
• jam-packed
• drenched
• swamped
• shoved
• glutted
• overcharged
• replenished
• reloaded
• bloated
• squashed
• crowded
• rammed
• saturated
• bulked
• penetrated
• repacked
• refreshed
• squeezed
• matted
• pressed
• overflowed
• crushed
• honeycombed
• overfilled

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• cleared
• emptied
• vacated
• evacuated
• eliminated
• drained
• exhausted
• depleted
• drew (off)
• voided
• cleaned
• swept
• lightened
• flushed
• bled
• purged
• scoured

7

as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against

plans to charge the enemy's fortification at daybreak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• assaulted
• raided
• stormed
• struck
• ambushed
• robbed
• assailed
• swarmed
• rushed
• set at
• turned (on)
• descended (on or upon)
• set on
• invaded
• set upon
• jumped (on)
• sicked
• bushwhacked
• beset
• rounded on
• flew at
• went in (on)
• trashed
• went at
• pounced (on or upon)
• surprised
• sicced
• pitched into
• tore into
• flanked
• lit into
• sacked
• mobbed
• beat up on
• waylaid
• besieged
• bombarded
• mugged
• bombed
• blitzed
• buffeted
• surprized
• battered
• plundered
• looted
• barraged
• ganged up (on)
• nuked
• ambuscaded
• ravaged
• bum-rushed
• plastered
• beleaguered
• enveloped
• pressed
• cannonaded
• pillaged
• cannoned
• harried
• overran
• banged away (at)
• forayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• covered
• protected
• secured
• defended
• guarded
• shielded

8

as in thrilled

to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of

the players are going into this game still charged from their upset victory the week before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrilled
• electrified
• excited
• delighted
• galvanized
• intoxicated
• inspired
• turned on
• intrigued
• exhilarated
• provoked
• titillated
• stimulated
• pumped up
• incited
• riveted
• interested
• enchanted
• aroused
• captivated
• hypnotized
• mesmerized
• charmed
• bewitched
• spellbound
• enthralled
• tantalized

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• tired
• bored
• wearied
• discouraged
• palled
• jaded
• disheartened
• dejected
• demoralized
• dispirited