CHARGED Synonyms: 473 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈchärjd

as in breathtaking

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

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as in passionate

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

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as in provocative

serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction a muralist who creates politically charged and often controversial works

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charged

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verb

past tense of charge

as in asked

to set or receive as a price any shop would charge $100 to repair that thing

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as in imposed

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty charges a restocking fee for returned merchandise

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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

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as in ordered

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority charged the soldier to keep watch over the prisoner

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as in accused

to make a claim of wrongdoing against he has not yet been charged with any crime

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as in filled

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained charge a blast furnace with iron ore

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as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against plans to charge the enemy's fortification at daybreak

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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

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Recent Examples of charged

Adjective

If the politically charged and educationally dubious material at a recent major conference for educators is any indication, then the answer is no. —

Daniel Buck, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023 It is made all the more charged, though, because of what this team means in a cultural one. —

Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023

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Despite receiving hundreds of tips — and interviewing dozens of possible witnesses and victims — the Justice Department has not charged anyone else in connection with Epstein’s crimes besides Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. —

Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026 Timothy Pawula, a former political ally of Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz, was charged in October 2024 with two counts of both electronic harassment and transmitting obscene messages. —

Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for charged

Recent Examples of Synonyms for charged

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Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate reacted to that breathtaking strike by putting their hands on their head in disbelief.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
With thousands of romantic restaurants, breathtaking views, and honeymoon-ready hotels, the Eternal City tops a new global list.

— Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026