Synonyms of charged

charged 1 of 2

adjective

ˈchärjd 

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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
• imposed
• commissioned
• committed
• recommended
• conferred
• delegated
• authorized
• allotted
• allocated
• empowered
• consigned
• confided
• relegated
• invested
• reposed

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
• warned
• requested
• appointed
• adjured
• required
• bade
• petitioned
• authorized
• assigned
• bossed (around)
• compelled
• forced
• commissioned
• controlled
• obliged
• supervised
• led
• managed
• conducted
• entreated
• constrained
• counseled
• beseeched
• coerced
• 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
• called (on)
• appealed
• arraigned
• faulted
• taxed
• tried
• summoned
• denounced
• 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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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)
• beset
• rounded on
• flew at
• went in (on)
• trashed
• went at
• pounced (on or upon)
• surprised
• sicced
• bushwhacked
• pitched into
• tore into
• lit into
• flanked
• sacked
• mobbed
• beat up on
• waylaid
• besieged
• bombarded
• mugged
• bombed
• blitzed
• buffeted
• battered
• plundered
• barraged
• looted
• ganged up (on)
• ambuscaded
• ravaged
• bum-rushed
• plastered
• beleaguered
• enveloped
• pressed
• cannonaded
• pillaged
• nuked
• 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of charged

Adjective

The result is an urgent, propulsive song with a raw spirit and some of Pop’s most super-charged writing with deceptively simple lyrics about love and war, dripping with desperation. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

What Happens Next Greene is likely to continue stoking controversy by breaking with her party, as conversations around immigration remain charged and divisive. — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

Verb

Ricardo Andres Bassat, 56, has been charged with felony burglary and is due in Hennepin County District Court on Monday, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Mangione’s lawyers raised concerns when he was first charged in both jurisdictions that the 28-year-old was unfairly being tried twice for the same crime. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026