Synonyms of charging

charging 1 of 2

noun

as in bidding

Related Words

• bidding
• instruction
• banning
• direction
• dictation
• prohibiting
• forbidding
• barring
• outlawing
• prohibition
• enjoining
• decreeing
• proscribing
• proscription
• interdiction
• suppression
• dissuading
• deterrence
• interdicting
• discouragement
• repression
• coercion
• compulsion
• constraint
• force

Dissimilar Words

• allowance
• permission
• approval
• support
• license
• endorsement
• sanction
• clearance
• promotion
• authorization
• toleration
• sufferance
• encouragement
• compliance
• submission
• obedience

charging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of charge

1

as in asking

to set or receive as a price

any shop would charge $100 to repair that thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asking
• demanding
• bringing
• pricing
• commanding
• fetching
• overcharging
• assessing
• undercharging
• selling (for)
• discounting
• billing
• valuing
• marking up
• invoicing
• marking down

2

as in imposing

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

charges a restocking fee for returned merchandise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposing
• levying
• fining
• putting
• assessing
• exacting
• laying
• taxing
• penalizing
• extorting
• forcing
• gouging
• docking
• inflicting
• milking
• coercing
• excising
• bleeding
• fleecing
• mulcting
• squeezing
• compelling
• wringing
• wresting
• relaying
• wreaking
• skinning
• shaking down
• setting
• reapplying
• reimposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remitting
• diminishing
• lessening
• releasing
• ignoring
• abating
• forgiving
• disregarding
• condoning
• excusing
• pardoning
• glossing (over)
• glozing (over)

3

as in entrusting

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

• entrusting
• tasking
• trusting
• assigning
• imposing
• commissioning
• recommending
• conferring
• committing
• delegating
• authorizing
• allocating
• allotting
• confiding
• relegating
• empowering
• consigning
• investing
• reposing

4

as in instructing

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

charged the soldier to keep watch over the prisoner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructing
• ordering
• telling
• asking
• commanding
• directing
• bidding
• begging
• enjoining
• advising
• requesting
• adjuring
• warning
• requiring
• petitioning
• appointing
• bossing (around)
• forcing
• authorizing
• supervising
• controlling
• managing
• assigning
• leading
• conducting
• commissioning
• coercing
• entreating
• counseling
• overseeing
• compelling
• beseeching
• superintending
• obliging
• constraining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obeying
• following
• keeping
• observing
• complying (with)
• minding

5

as in accusing

to make a claim of wrongdoing against

he has not yet been charged with any crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accusing
• indicting
• prosecuting
• blaming
• suing
• impeaching
• incriminating
• defaming
• criticizing
• criminating
• appealing
• taxing
• trying
• calling (on)
• summoning
• faulting
• impugning
• denouncing
• chiding
• censuring
• citing
• reporting
• condemning
• castigating
• rebuking
• booking
• arraigning
• reproaching
• implicating
• retaliating
• damning
• reproving
• naming
• reprobating
• informing (against)
• inculpating
• framing
• recriminating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clearing
• defending
• vindicating
• acquitting
• exonerating
• advocating
• absolving
• exculpating
• championing
• justifying
• remitting
• excusing
• forgiving
• pardoning
• shriving

6

as in filling

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

charge a blast furnace with iron ore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filling
• packing
• loading
• cramming
• jamming
• refilling
• brimming
• heaping
• stuffing
• flooding
• jam-packing
• shoving
• replenishing
• drenching
• glutting
• swamping
• overcharging
• reloading
• crowding
• bloating
• repacking
• squeezing
• ramming
• squashing
• penetrating
• saturating
• bulking
• refreshing
• matting
• pressing
• crushing
• overfilling
• overflowing
• honeycombing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clearing
• emptying
• eliminating
• vacating
• draining
• drawing (off)
• evacuating
• bleeding
• exhausting
• cleaning
• voiding
• sweeping
• lightening
• depleting
• flushing
• purging
• scouring

7

as in attacking

to take sudden, violent action against

plans to charge the enemy's fortification at daybreak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• assaulting
• raiding
• storming
• robbing
• striking
• ambushing
• rushing
• assailing
• invading
• swarming
• turning (on)
• descending (on or upon)
• siccing
• flying at
• trashing
• jumping (on)
• setting on
• going in (on)
• setting at
• bushwhacking
• setting upon
• tearing into
• besetting
• pouncing (on or upon)
• going at
• pitching into
• beating up on
• flanking
• sacking
• rounding on
• lighting into
• mugging
• mobbing
• surprising
• waylaying
• besieging
• bombarding
• plundering
• battering
• blitzing
• bombing
• looting
• nuking
• ravaging
• pillaging
• cannoning
• ganging up (on)
• bum-rushing
• barraging
• buffeting
• ambuscading
• harrying
• cannonading
• banging away (at)
• beleaguering
• enveloping
• pressing
• overrunning
• plastering
• foraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• covering
• securing
• defending
• guarding
• shielding

8

as in thrilling

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

• thrilling
• electrifying
• exciting
• galvanizing
• delighting
• titillating
• intoxicating
• exhilarating
• turning on
• intriguing
• inspiring
• inciting
• provoking
• stimulating
• pumping up
• riveting
• enchanting
• arousing
• interesting
• captivating
• charming
• mesmerizing
• hypnotizing
• bewitching
• tantalizing
• spellbinding
• enthralling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tiring
• boring
• palling
• discouraging
• wearying
• demoralizing
• jading
• disheartening
• dispiriting
• dejecting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of charging

Noun

The charging records make no mention of Kumar having any prior criminal history. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Google said in a presentation to reporters last week that the new phones will double the previous storage size, starting at 256 gigabytes, and feature 30 hours of battery life and faster wireless charging. — Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

The structures are designed to combine parking with retail, multimodal transportation and EV charging, turning them into mobility hubs rather than conventional parking facilities. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Car and Driver recommends the EX trim ($30,590) due to its upgrades from the base model LX, like heated front seats and wireless device charging. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

The wardrobes, however spacious, were creaky; none of the typical five-star tech touches are present—no Nespresso machine, no Dyson hair dryer, no in-wall USB outlets, though there is a charging dock. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

This option from Iniu offers three ports and a high-speed charging capability that can restore your battery up to 76 percent in just 30 minutes, according to the brand. — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026

Either earbud can be placed in either charging slot and the left and right channels are automatically assigned once the charging case is closed. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

While wireless phone charging doesn’t surprise anyone anymore, sending power through the air to a moving drone is definitely a much bigger engineering challenge. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026

Verb

Video captured recently in Botswana shows the terrifying moment a tourist boat had to outpace a charging hippo. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

After Manitou Springs began charging for parking, Klaver said his business there saw an immediate change. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Both companies are charging more per subscriber to offset the shrinking base. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Nighthawk solves this mismatch by charging up when electricity is cheap and abundant, then pumping it back into the San Diego power grid during peak hours. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

The record proves that the silent cabin, instant torque and smooth deceleration of electric-vehicle (EV) driving does not have to be derived from a charging grid. — New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

Cruising Speed For cruise travelers and international travelers who need to manage multiple devices in limited spaces, the compact design is an alternative to carrying multiple charging accessories or power bricks. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Nothing most prominently uses the colors in the center of the charging case (which is otherwise clear plastic), the speaker driver housing, and the eartips. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Maybe all the publishers charging big money yet closing studios could stand to learn a thing or two from them. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026