Charged — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Related Entry: Charge (verb)

Charge is a different word from Charged. The synonyms below are for charge, not for charged.

1. to set or receive as a price

   "any shop would charge $100 to repair that thing"

   similar: ask, command, demand
   related: overcharge, undercharge, bring, fetch, sell (for), discount, mark down, mark up, assess, bill, invoice, price, value

2. to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

   "charges a restocking fee for returned merchandise"

   similar: assess, exact, fine, impose, lay, levy, put
   related: dock, excise, mulct, penalize, tax, extort, shake down, wrest, wring, bleed, fleece, gouge, milk, skin, squeeze, coerce, compel, force, inflict, wreak, set, reapply, reimpose, relay
   opposite: remit
   near: abate, diminish, lessen, forgive, release, condone, disregard, excuse, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, pardon

3. 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"

   similar: assign, commission, entrust, task, trust
   related: confer, impose, commit, confide, consign, delegate, recommend, relegate, repose, allocate, allot, authorize, empower, invest

4. to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

   "charged the soldier to keep watch over the prisoner"

   similar: adjure, bid, boss (around), command, direct, enjoin, instruct, order, tell
   related: ask, petition, request, beg, beseech, entreat, advise, counsel, warn, appoint, assign, authorize, commission, oversee, superintend, supervise, conduct, control, lead, manage, coerce, compel, constrain, force, oblige, require
   opposite: mind, obey
   near: comply (with), follow, keep, observe

5. to make a claim of wrongdoing against

   "he has not yet been charged with any crime"

   similar: accuse, criminate, defame (archaic), impeach, incriminate, indict
   related: blame, call (on), castigate, censure, condemn, criticize, damn, denounce, fault, impugn, reproach, reprobate, chide, rebuke, reprove, tax, appeal, arraign, book, cite, summon, prosecute, sue, try, frame, implicate, inculpate, inform (against), name, report, recriminate, retaliate
   opposite: absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate
   near: advocate, champion, defend, excuse, forgive, justify, pardon, remit, shrive

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

   "charge a blast furnace with iron ore"

   similar: brim, cram, fill, heap, jam, jam-pack, load, pack, stuff
   related: drench, flood, glut, swamp, bloat, bulk, crowd, crush, mat, press, ram, shove, squash, squeeze, refill, refresh, reload, repack, replenish, overcharge, overfill, overflow, saturate, honeycomb, penetrate
   opposite: clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void
   near: lighten, deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust, bleed, draw (off), clean, flush, purge, scour, sweep

7. to take sudden, violent action against

   "plans to charge the enemy's fortification at daybreak"

   similar: assail, assault, attack, beset, bushwhack, descend (on or upon), go in (on), jump (on), pounce (on or upon), raid, rush, set on, sic, storm, strike, trash, turn (on), beat up on, fly at, go at, light into, pitch into, round on, set at, set upon, tear into
   related: bum-rush, gang up (on), mob, swarm, mug, rob, ambuscade, ambush, surprise, waylay, blitz, bomb, bombard, nuke, barrage, cannon, cannonade, bang away (at), batter, buffet, plaster, beleaguer, besiege, press, harry, loot, pillage, plunder, ravage, sack, foray, invade, overrun, envelop, flank
   near: cover, defend, guard, protect, secure, shield

8. 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"

   similar: electrify, excite, exhilarate, galvanize, intoxicate, pump up, thrill, titillate, turn on
   related: arouse, incite, inspire, provoke, stimulate, bewitch, captivate, charm, delight, enchant, enthrall, hypnotize, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind, interest, intrigue, tantalize
   near: bore, jade, pall, tire, weary, deject, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit