MOJO Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

mojo

noun

ˈmō-(ˌ)jō

Definition of mojo

as in talisman

something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil a mojo is a type of voodoo charm

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in magic

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

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Recent Examples of mojo After a season of struggle for Liverpool, Mac Allister appears to be rediscovering his mojo for Argentina, leaping brilliantly to head them in front from a Messi corner against Switzerland. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Messed with their mojo by politicking to get American striker Folarin Balogun’s red card rescinded. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Overall, the Democratic foreign-policy elite had lost its mojo. — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 So where are consumers getting their mojo? — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mojo

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mojo

Noun

As the legend goes, the designer found a metal star on the streets of Paris early in his career, then kept it as a talisman.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
Spain’s superpower was a coherent tactical system that no other national team — or their respective talismans — could find an answer to.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of talisman

Noun

In the end, Cameroon’s experience won out as Malawi’s debut magic dried up one game too soon.

— Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Tokarz needed the cube to play both on stage in Los Angeles and on the Strip in Las Vegas, so the sequence was broken into three bits and, with the magic of VFX and editing, seamlessly woven together.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of magic

Noun

As for the Speed, the museum returned three ceremonial objects (a rattle, a beaded pipe bag, and a beaded turtle amulet) and 21 other items, among them beaded pouches and bags, moccasins, a coup stick, a cradleboard, and a lance.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Supporters hoisted their children toward her or presented her with gifts—amulets, handwritten notes, rosaries, prayer cards.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 23 July 2026

Definition of amulet

Noun

The British horror film stars Oscar-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, telling the story of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century priest who was accused of witchcraft.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Think earthy, free-spirited garb, Bohemian crafts and clothing, and the visual symbols of Wicca and other witchcraft traditions.

— Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026