MOJOES 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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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 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 But Nabers finally gets going, and the Giants get some mojo back. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026 Marcus Buckingham, a researcher who has spent time with D’Amaro for his work on how high performers affect their organizations, says the new Disney chief has more than just mojo working. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mojo

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mojo

Noun

Spain’s talisman was Lamine Yamal, its nineteen-year-old right winger, who plays the game with bleached tips, implausible speed, and nonchalance, but its superego was Rodri, the team’s central midfielder and captain.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
By dominating possession and ferociously hunting it back, Spain smothered Argentina, cutting off the supply line to their talisman.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of talisman

Noun

Caribenya’s magic, and Pimienta’s real achievement, is a record that beautifully slips through your fingers.

— Maria Nenet Barrios, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
The fourth star and a fairytale send off for Lionel Messi earned through lots of grit, fighting spirit and a bit of magic evaporated into the East Rutherford, New Jersey, air.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of magic

Noun

These are some of man's most sorcery-like achievements, providing materials with excellent engineering properties.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Come to Eternia, the mythical home of flying dragon-like creatures, and swords, and sorcery, and spaceships — really, all the stuff a 12-year-old science fiction fanatic loves.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026

Definition of sorcery

Noun

Helen’s famous face has been disfigured, presumably by her angry husband, Menelaus; the sorceress Circe uses her witchcraft in self-defense, seemingly as a result of traumatic encounters with men.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
The film also stars Anne Hathaway as Odysseus’ wife, Penelope; Tom Holland as their son, Telemachus; Pattinson as the Ithacan suitor, Antinous; Zendaya as goddess of wisdom, Athena; and Charlize Theron as goddess of witchcraft, Circe.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 July 2026