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

New fast charging network planned in China To support the new battery technology, the EV firm announced plans to build a large network of high-power charging stations. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026

Apple also put included MagSafe with Qi2 support for those looking for a more convenient wireless charging experience. —Shawn Chen, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026

Neither phone includes wireless charging. —Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026

The smartphone includes 256 gigabytes of storage, Apple's new A19 chip, a 48-megapixel Fusion camera and MagSafe wireless charging via USB-C, according to an Apple news release. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026

Those batteries are matched to inverters between 2,000 and 5,000 watts as well as AC and DC-to-DC chargers, a digital switching system, and available 300-W solar charging. —New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026

That range is complemented by quick charging capability and compatibility with Tesla’s Supercharger network for easy long-distance driving. —ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026

Verb

According to charging documents, Yussuf approached parents in the Somali community to recruit their children into Star Autism Center. —Trent Abrego, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026

It’s designed with photovoltaic cells on the roof and an emphasis on charging electric cars. —Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026

Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office has fined two swanky Beacon Hill restaurants more than $420,000 for shortchanging waiters of a 3% service fee the Boston establishments were charging customers. —Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026

During a search of the Jeep, police found more than 250 pounds of meth, according to charging documents. —Wcco Staff, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026

San Diego shouldn’t balance its books by charging families more every time a fiscal challenge arises. —Bradley Schnell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026

Any charging decisions will be determined by the agency. —Jason Green, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026

After charging Allman, police said he was released on bail as his case works through the court system. —Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026

Warrior Mars in your sign is charging at Uranus, the Great Awakener, in your 4th House of Foundations. —Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026