Synonyms of charges

charges 1 of 2

noun

plural of charge

1

as in indictments

a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person

charges of burglary and armed robbery that have yet to be proved

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indictments
• counts
• allegations
• accusations
• complaints
• raps
• countercharges
• pleas
• impeachments
• insinuations
• arraignments
• imputations
• condemnations
• denunciations
• criminations
• counteraccusations
• innuendos
• implications
• censures
• recriminations
• incriminations

2

as in missions

a specific task with which a person or group is charged

your charge is to keep everyone else organized and busy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• missions
• jobs
• duties
• assignments
• responsibilities
• requirements
• operations
• details
• obligations
• posts
• briefs
• needs
• businesses
• works
• burdens
• offices
• commitments
• promises
• appointments
• chores
• errands
• restraints
• constraints
• commissions
• pledges
• nominations
• designations
• labors
• compulsions

3

as in instructions

a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned

we've received an official charge about how to handle the situation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructions
• orders
• edicts
• directions
• injunctions
• directives
• requirements
• dos
• commandments
• words
• decrees
• dictates
• imperatives
• commands
• demands
• mandates
• behests
• laws
• rules
• regulations
• prescriptions
• statutes
• precepts
• ordinances
• counterorders
• countermands
• prescripts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeals
• petitions
• recommendations
• proposals
• pleas
• suggestions
• urgings
• entreaties

4

as in obligations

something one must do because of prior agreement

the first charge of our armed forces is to defend this country against enemy attack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obligations
• responsibilities
• duties
• needs
• commitments
• promises
• vows
• burdens
• requirements
• constraints
• offices
• pledges
• imperatives
• payments
• incumbencies
• contracts
• pacts
• debts
• devoirs
• arrangements
• oaths
• dos
• restraints
• words
• setups
• forces
• tributes
• appointments
• reservations
• compulsions
• trusts
• compacts
• prearrangements
• covenants
• engagements
• musts
• coercions
• onuses
• duresses
• troths

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exemptions
• discharges
• stays
• waivers
• graces
• releases
• options
• postponements
• alternatives
• reliefs
• loopholes
• choices
• eases
• preferences
• selections
• picks

5

as in attacks

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

the famously disastrous charge led by General George Pickett at Gettysburg

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• raids
• offenses
• onslaughts
• offensives
• aggressions
• strikes
• attempts
• bombardments
• rushes
• incursions
• onsets
• blitzes
• counterattacks
• invasions
• bombings
• coups de main
• barrages
• blitzkriegs
• ambushes
• ambuscades
• forays
• descents
• breakthroughs
• sieges
• air raids
• ravages
• sallies
• sacks
• envelopments
• counteroffensives
• sorties
• counterassaults
• volleys
• counteraggressions
• counterstrikes
• fusillades
• salvos
• cannonades
• storms
• pillages
• hails
• whammies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defenses
• shields
• guards
• resistances
• oppositions
• securities
• protections
• defensives
• shelters

6

as in fees

the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something

the charge for the book will be five dollars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fees
• costs
• prices
• figures
• damages
• rates
• price tags
• freights
• bills
• sales
• values
• tariffs
• market values
• overcharges
• discounts
• antes
• valuations
• surcharges
• list prices
• service charges
• deposits
• unit prices
• deductions
• reductions
• carrying charges
• invoices
• price points
• fair market values
• sticker prices
• asking prices
• tabs
• down payments
• markdowns
• checks
• accounts

7

as in oversights

the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control

was given charge of the business during the owner's absence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oversights
• supervisions
• stewardships
• regulations
• controls
• managements
• surveillances
• guidance
• leaderships
• care
• administrations
• observations
• headships
• superintendencies
• superintendences
• governments
• directions
• hands
• rules
• observances
• protections
• auspices
• generalships
• trusteeships
• reigns
• guardianships
• tutelages
• aegises

8

as in expenses

a payment made in the course of achieving a result

the charges mounted at a dizzying pace as the building project went way over budget

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expenses
• costs
• expenditures
• outlays
• prices
• disbursements
• rates
• overheads
• outgoes
• tariffs
• outflows
• tolls
• pocket moneys
• spending moneys
• tabs

9

as in thrills

a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings

the slopes at this resort aren't particularly challenging and aren't likely to give expert skiers much of a charge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrills
• kicks
• boots
• rushes
• titillations
• enjoyments
• frissons
• bangs
• jollies
• exhilarations
• shocks
• intoxications
• joys
• pleasures
• highs
• jolts
• electrifications
• surprises
• wallops
• entertainments
• delights
• arousals
• lifts
• amusements
• treats
• diversions
• delectations
• buzzes
• fun

10

as in operations

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something

he inherited charge of the Paris bureau after his supervisor quit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• operations
• managements
• supervisions
• controls
• oversights
• administrations
• directions
• handlings
• stewardships
• regulations
• governments
• guidance
• governances
• superintendences
• presidencies
• intendances
• leaderships
• conducts
• superintendencies
• care
• custodies
• agencies
• logistics
• manipulations
• protections
• generalships
• wards
• machinations
• rulerships
• trusts
• laps
• tutelages
• guardianships
• aegises
• codirections
• coadministrations

charges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of charge

1

as in asks

to set or receive as a price

any shop would charge $100 to repair that thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asks
• demands
• prices
• brings
• commands
• fetches
• undercharges
• overcharges
• discounts
• sells (for)
• bills
• assesses
• values
• invoices
• marks up
• marks down

2

as in imposes

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

charges a restocking fee for returned merchandise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposes
• fines
• levies
• assesses
• puts
• exacts
• taxes
• lays
• forces
• penalizes
• docks
• excises
• extorts
• inflicts
• mulcts
• compels
• gouges
• milks
• bleeds
• skins
• coerces
• shakes down
• wreaks
• wrings
• squeezes
• relays
• fleeces
• wrests
• sets
• reapplies
• reimposes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remits
• diminishes
• lessens
• releases
• ignores
• forgives
• abates
• excuses
• disregards
• pardons
• condones
• glosses (over)
• glozes (over)

3

as in tasks

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

• tasks
• entrusts
• trusts
• assigns
• commissions
• imposes
• delegates
• recommends
• commits
• confers
• authorizes
• empowers
• allocates
• confides
• reposes
• consigns
• relegates
• allots
• invests

4

as in orders

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

charged the soldier to keep watch over the prisoner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• orders
• instructs
• tells
• commands
• asks
• bids
• requests
• directs
• bosses (around)
• begs
• enjoins
• advises
• warns
• petitions
• adjures
• forces
• requires
• appoints
• authorizes
• commissions
• controls
• leads
• compels
• counsels
• assigns
• supervises
• obliges
• beseeches
• oversees
• manages
• constrains
• entreats
• conducts
• superintends
• coerces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minds
• follows
• obeys
• keeps
• observes
• complies (with)

5

as in accuses

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

he has not yet been charged with any crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accuses
• indicts
• blames
• prosecutes
• incriminates
• sues
• impeaches
• criminates
• appeals
• taxes
• defames
• faults
• criticizes
• calls (on)
• censures
• books
• summons
• impugns
• arraigns
• tries
• reports
• denounces
• rebukes
• cites
• condemns
• reproaches
• implicates
• chides
• informs (against)
• reproves
• names
• damns
• castigates
• reprobates
• inculpates
• retaliates
• recriminates
• frames

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exonerates
• acquits
• clears
• defends
• vindicates
• advocates
• absolves
• justifies
• exculpates
• champions
• excuses
• remits
• forgives
• pardons
• shrives

6

as in packs

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

charge a blast furnace with iron ore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• packs
• loads
• fills
• stuffs
• crams
• jams
• brims
• heaps
• refills
• jam-packs
• floods
• overcharges
• gluts
• swamps
• bulks
• bloats
• squashes
• shoves
• mats
• drenches
• reloads
• crowds
• replenishes
• refreshes
• rams
• saturates
• repacks
• penetrates
• squeezes
• presses
• overflows
• crushes
• overfills
• honeycombs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empties
• voids
• clears
• eliminates
• drains
• vacates
• lightens
• exhausts
• draws (off)
• depletes
• sweeps
• bleeds
• evacuates
• cleans
• purges
• flushes
• scours

7

as in assaults

to take sudden, violent action against

plans to charge the enemy's fortification at daybreak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• raids
• storms
• strikes
• ambushes
• robs
• turns (on)
• descends (on or upon)
• sets upon
• assails
• rushes
• sets at
• jumps (on)
• tears into
• rounds on
• besets
• swarms
• sets on
• goes in (on)
• pitches into
• flies at
• invades
• beats up on
• surprises
• pounces (on or upon)
• trashes
• goes at
• lights into
• sics
• bushwhacks
• bombs
• mobs
• sacks
• waylays
• ravages
• flanks
• gangs up (on)
• barrages
• blitzes
• mugs
• besieges
• nukes
• cannons
• buffets
• loots
• ambuscades
• overruns
• forays
• bum-rushes
• bombards
• plunders
• batters
• beleaguers
• harries
• pillages
• cannonades
• bangs away (at)
• envelops
• presses
• plasters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• covers
• protects
• shields
• defends
• secures
• guards

8

as in excites

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

• thrills
• excites
• electrifies
• delights
• intrigues
• galvanizes
• titillates
• inspires
• turns on
• pumps up
• exhilarates
• intoxicates
• provokes
• interests
• incites
• stimulates
• arouses
• enchants
• rivets
• charms
• hypnotizes
• captivates
• mesmerizes
• tantalizes
• bewitches
• enthralls
• spellbinds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tires
• bores
• palls
• wearies
• discourages
• disheartens
• jades
• demoralizes
• dejects
• dispirits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of charges

Noun

The appeals court denied the request, and the public defender’s client, Kyle Kjoller, was ultimately convicted on several felony firearms charges. —Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026

The probe produced no criminal charges. —Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

The initiative was intended as a more aggressive continuation of similar efforts launched under President Joe Biden, whose attorney general Merrick Garland had filed criminal charges against Hamas. —Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026

Joseph Duggar, a onetime reality television fixture, has reportedly pleaded not guilty to child molestation charges and requested a jury trial. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026

The shooter was arrested, and charges are pending, police said. —Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

The latter two charges were later dropped. —Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026

The amount listed past due in the complaint was $25,608, which included other charges such as taxes, insurance and late fees. —Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026

There are no charges yet in the investigation. —Alan Gionet, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026

Verb

And regulators in both states approved a plan last year for sites using 75 megawatts of power or more, including hyperscale data centers, that charges higher rates and requires collateral to secure payments alongside early termination fees. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026

Peloton charges $150 for expert assembly, which includes delivery to your room of choice, setup, and removal and disposal of packaging. —Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026

New Jersey charges an amount based on income and family size and is capped at the statewide average annual premium for bronze health plans in New Jersey. —Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026

Only Oregon charges fees more often, at 28% of the time. —David Cuillier, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026

Through their investigation, police realized Cam was the victim, charges state. —Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

San Francisco, meanwhile, charges an annual fee of $215 for a residential permit on a passenger vehicle. —Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026

By comparison, San Francisco charges about $6 now for curbside access for Uber and Lyft’s higher tier services. —Jason Henry, Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026

Once viewed as a leader in transparency, the Sunshine State now charges exorbitant copy fees that discourage average people from requesting public records. —David Cuillier, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026