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charged

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of charged

1 causing great emotional or mental stimulation
  • an abstract expressionist who uses a palette of charged colors to great effect
Synonyms of charged

breathtaking, electric, electrifying, exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, galvanic, galvanizing, hair-raising, heart-stopping, inspiring, intoxicating, mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, stirring, thrilling
Words Related to charged

arresting, interesting, intriguing, provocative, tantalizing, titillating

absorbing, engrossing, gripping, riveting

moving, poignant, touching

enchanting, enthralling, fascinating, spellbinding

dynamic, energetic, high-voltage, kinetic, lively, lusty
Near Antonyms of charged

boring, mind-numbing, tedious, tiresome

dreary, dull, humdrum, monotonous, uninteresting
Antonyms of charged

unexciting
2 having or expressing great depth of feeling
  • a very charged speech that got everyone worked up
Synonyms of charged

ardent, blazing, burning, demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded
Words Related to charged

gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary

histrionic, melodramatic

enthusiastic, gung ho, keen, zealous

enamored, infatuated, obsessed

uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained

frenzied, orgiastic, overemotional, overexcited, overheated
Phrases Synonymous with charged

on fire
Near Antonyms of charged

detached, dry, impersonal, objective

reserved, undemonstrative
Antonyms of charged

cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional
3 serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction
  • a muralist who creates politically charged and often controversial works
Synonyms of charged

edgy, exciting, inciting, instigating, instigative, piquing, provocative, provoking, stimulating
Words Related to charged

explosive, fiery, incendiary, inflammatory, triggering

inducing, inspirational, inspiring, motivating, motivational, motivative

jeering, taunting, teasing

activating, energizing, galvanizing, quickening, vitalizing

angering, enraging, maddening, upsetting

aggravating, annoying, bothersome, exasperating, galling, irksome, irritating, pesky, vexatious, vexing
Near Antonyms of charged

subduing
Antonyms of charged

noninflammatory

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