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mojo

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mojo

1 something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil

  • a mojo is a type of voodoo charm
Synonyms of mojo

amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), mascot, periapt, phylactery, talisman
Words Related to mojo

gris-gris (also grigri), juju, philter, toadstone

emblem, symbol, token, totem
Near Antonyms of mojo

curse, hex, spell
Antonyms of mojo

hoodoo, jinx

2 the power to control natural forces through supernatural means

  • he joked that he had worked his mojo to assure a sunny day for the picnic
Synonyms of mojo

bewitchery, bewitchment, conjuring, devilry (or deviltry), diablerie, enchantment, ensorcellment, magic, necromancy, sorcery, thaumaturgy, voodooism, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry
Words Related to mojo

abracadabra, amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), mascot, periapt, phylactery, talisman

conjuration, glamour (also glamor), incantation, spell

curse, hex, jinx

augury, crystal gazing, divination, divining, forecasting, foreknowing, foreseeing, foretelling, fortune-telling, predicting, presaging, prognosticating, prophesying, soothsaying, sortilege

hexerei, hoodoo, occultism, spiritualism

augur, omen

exorcism

alchemy
Near Antonyms of mojo

science

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