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

The train can recharge using existing 480V cabling in yards and terminals, through dedicated charging infrastructure, and by recovering energy through regenerative braking. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

While the charging station is designed for desktop charging for remote or in office use, the Anker Prime can also be utilized as a central charging station for the family in the living room. — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Robin recalled the animal charging at him twice, leaving puncture marks near his hip from clawing at him. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Geely is joining the ranks of BYD, which last year overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest EV maker, as well as CATL, the world’s largest EV battery maker, both of which this year rolled out around 5-minute EV ultrafast charging. — Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

There's a reconfigurable center console that can turn into a work surface, along with plenty of storage and wireless charging. — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

For one, the majority of China’s public charging stations still operate below 1 megawatt, while Geely, BYD and CATL’s ultrafast charging technologies rely on higher charging power to reach their full potential, said Chan at S&P. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Future batteries should accept extremely high charging power without requiring disproportionate infrastructure investment. — Vincent Yang, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

VinFast is backed by Vingroup, one of Vietnam's largest private conglomerates, founded by Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, which has built an ecosystem around its EVs spanning charging and after-sales services. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

Rice credits photographers, volunteers and small businesses with helping sustain the event without charging participants. — Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Soler responded by charging the pitcher only to be tackled by Weiss, who holds a black belt in taekwondo. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Banks may recoup some of the cost by charging merchants their own digital-euro transaction fee, although critics argue this is effectively re-creating the interchange model the digital euro was meant to disrupt. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Bipartisan proposals in the Pennsylvania House and Senate would preserve the industry by licensing the machines and charging operators fees while limiting most establishments to five machines. — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, on the charging case, iFixit struggled to access its components without damaging the external plastic. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

The pouch cell retained 78 percent of its initial capacity after 100 charging cycles. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

For now, Tesla's primary selling point for the Semi is its battery range and charging network. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

When charging remains slower, less convenient and less predictable than refueling, vehicles must carry additional energy simply because drivers cannot always rely on easy access to their next charge. — Vincent Yang, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026