What are some opposite words for charge?
Antonyms for charge
tʃɑrdʒcharge
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charge
Arraign is an official word; a person accused of crime is arraigned when he is formally called into court, the indictment read to him, and the demand made of him to plead guilty or not guilty; in more extended use, to arraign is to call in question for fault in any formal, public, or official way. One may charge another with any fault, great or trifling, privately or publicly, formally or informally. Accuse is stronger than charge, suggesting more of the formal and criminal; a person may charge a friend with unkindness or neglect; he may accuse a tramp of stealing. Censure carries the idea of fault, but not of crime; it may be private and individual, or public and official. A judge, a president, or other officer of high rank may be impeached before the appropriate tribunal for high crimes; the veracity of a witness may be impeached by damaging evidence. A person of the highest character may be summoned as defendant in a civil suit; or he may be cited to answer as administrator, etc. Indict and arraign apply strictly to criminal proceedings, and only an alleged criminal is indicted or arraigned. One is indicted by the grand jury, and arraigned before the appropriate court.
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acquit, condone, discharge, excuse, exonerate, forgive, overlook, pardon, pardon, release, set freeSynonyms:
accuse, arraign, censure, cite, impeach, indict, prosecute, summonPreposition:
Arraign at the bar, before the tribunal, of or for a crime; on or upon an indictment.
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chargenoun
an impetuous rush toward someone or something
"the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
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direction, bearing, mission, bang, heraldic bearing, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rushcharge, complaintnoun
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
"he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
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direction, ailment, bearing, mission, bang, ill, heraldic bearing, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rushchargenoun
the price charged for some article or service
"the admission charge"
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direction, bearing, mission, bang, heraldic bearing, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rushcharge, electric chargenoun
the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
"the battery needed a fresh charge"
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direction, bearing, mission, bang, heraldic bearing, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rushcare, charge, tutelage, guardianshipnoun
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
"he is in the care of a bodyguard"
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fear, keeping, accusation, commission, electric charge, explosive charge, tutorship, burster, caution, care, concern, complaint, kick, tending, heraldic bearing, billing, cathexis, maintenance, aid, tutelage, forethought, boot, bursting charge, armorial bearing, guardianship, direction, safekeeping, bearing, flush, attention, thrill, rush, precaution, bang, tuition, mission, upkeepmission, charge, commissionnoun
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
"a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
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military commission, missionary post, accusation, commission, electric charge, delegacy, committal, explosive charge, missionary station, deputation, care, complaint, kick, heraldic bearing, billing, cathexis, tutelage, boot, commissioning, bursting charge, armorial bearing, delegation, guardianship, direction, bearing, missionary work, foreign mission, committee, flush, military mission, thrill, rush, burster, bang, mission, perpetrationchargenoun
a person committed to your care
"the teacher led her charges across the street"
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direction, bearing, mission, bang, heraldic bearing, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rushchargenoun
financial liabilities (such as a tax)
"the charges against the estate"
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direction, bearing, mission, bang, heraldic bearing, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rushcathexis, chargenoun
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
"Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
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direction, bearing, mission, bang, heraldic bearing, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rushbang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kicknoun
the swift release of a store of affective force
"they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
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iron boot, peak, recoil, strike, haste, accusation, thrill, shudder, blossom, commission, electric charge, prime, squawk, belt, explosive charge, blush, fringe, smash, care, hit, knock, bam, complaint, kick, bloom, gripe, heraldic bearing, billing, cathexis, clap, the boot, tutelage, hot flash, eruption, boot, efflorescence, outpouring, bursting charge, smasher, armorial bearing, guardianship, direction, rosiness, kicking, quiver, chill, upsurge, heyday, rushing, frisson, bearing, spate, hurry, tingle, flower, flush, bitch, bang, bash, blast, rush, shiver, burster, iron heel, mission, gush, surge, beefcharge, billingnoun
request for payment of a debt
"they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
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direction, bearing, mission, bang, heraldic bearing, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rushcommission, charge, directionnoun
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
"the judge's charge to the jury"
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military commission, focus, focal point, accusation, commission, electric charge, management, delegacy, committal, counseling, explosive charge, counselling, deputation, care, steering, complaint, kick, heraldic bearing, billing, cathexis, way, tutelage, centering, boot, commissioning, bursting charge, armorial bearing, delegation, guardianship, direction, focussing, focusing, bearing, guidance, committee, flush, instruction, thrill, rush, burster, bang, mission, counsel, perpetrationaccusation, chargenoun
an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
"the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
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direction, bearing, rush, mission, bang, heraldic bearing, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, accusalcharge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearingnoun
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
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direction, aim, bearing, comportment, mission, bang, posture, heraldic bearing, presence, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, carriage, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, tutelage, billing, heading, cathexis, explosive charge, mien, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rushcharge, burster, bursting charge, explosive chargeverb
a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
"this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"
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direction, bearing, mission, bang, heraldic bearing, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rushcharge, bear downverb
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
"he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, weigh down, rouse, overbear, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, press down on, bear down on, blame, load, bear down, commit, drag down, charge up, excite, lodge, sendcharge, accuseverb
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
"he charged the director with indifference"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, incriminate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, criminate, commit, impeach, charge up, excite, lodge, sendcharge, billverb
demand payment
"Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, placard, sendtear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buckverb
move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
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hitch, land, jerk, shoot, flash, scoot, bear down, scud, sprout, hit, consign, excite, commove, commit, blame, film, snap, down, appoint, take, point, pullulate, agitate, load, bill, deplumate, bourgeon, defeat, rouse, buck, saddle, pull, fool away, fritter, kill, lodge, dissipate, dart, frivol away, file, bust, burgeon forth, accuse, level, institutionalize, turn on, pluck, fritter away, inject, vote down, deplume, germinate, shoot down, institutionalise, fool, burden, photograph, charge up, blast, dash, send, go against, spud, rupture, pip, vote out, displume, tearappoint, chargeverb
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
"He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, name, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, load, bear down, commit, blame, charge up, nominate, excite, lodge, send, constitutecharge, lodge, fileverb
file a formal charge against
"The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
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accommodate, file away, excite, stick, bear down, consign, blame, register, commove, commit, burden, agitate, appoint, load, point, level, rouse, file, saddle, shoot down, accuse, institutionalise, lodge, bill, deposit, institutionalize, turn on, buck, charge up, shoot, tear, wedge, sendchargeverb
make an accusatory claim
"The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, sendchargeverb
fill or load to capacity
"charge the wagon with hay"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, sendchargeverb
enter a certain amount as a charge
"he charged me $15"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, sendcommit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, chargeverb
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
"After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
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ship, beam, dedicate, get off, place, put, mail, consign, excite, perpetrate, intrust, send off, commit, blame, station, agitate, appoint, post, bear down, load, point, consecrate, rouse, shoot down, buck, commove, pull, accuse, institutionalise, lodge, give, transport, bill, shoot, devote, direct, level, file, turn on, practice, broadcast, charge up, send out, invest, confide, air, institutionalize, send, entrust, trust, saddle, tear, burden, transmitconsign, chargeverb
give over to another for care or safekeeping
"consign your baggage"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, load, bear down, commit, blame, charge up, excite, lodge, sendchargeverb
pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
"Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, sendchargeverb
lie down on command, of hunting dogs
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, sendagitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge upverb
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
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fight, trip out, crusade, excite, institutionalize, disturb, trip, level, shake up, shake, depend upon, get off, commove, commit, rout out, press, agitate, blame, appoint, wake up, stir, wake, load, shift, energise, point, stimulate, consign, hinge on, arouse, drive out, sex, buck, saddle, vex, accuse, institutionalise, tear, lodge, ride, depend on, bill, file, devolve on, budge, hinge upon, energize, bestir, waken, turn on, bear down, wind up, shoot down, charge up, rouse, awaken, burden, shoot, force out, push, foment, campaign, send, stir up, raise up, switch onchargeverb
place a heraldic bearing on
"charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, sendload, chargeverb
provide (a device) with something necessary
"He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera"
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excite, bear down, consign, blame, commove, commit, burden, agitate, lade, appoint, debase, laden, load, point, turn on, rouse, file, saddle, shoot down, accuse, institutionalise, lodge, bill, dilute, level, stretch, institutionalize, adulterate, buck, charge up, shoot, tear, send, load upcharge, level, pointverb
direct into a position for use
"point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
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channelize, excite, taper, bear down, place, tear down, raze, blame, show, commove, commit, burden, bespeak, agitate, betoken, appoint, even out, dismantle, level off, load, point, level, indicate, rouse, sharpen, channelise, file, pull down, shoot down, accuse, head, institutionalise, orient, lodge, manoeuver, bill, designate, manoeuvre, consign, direct, take down, institutionalize, turn on, luff, aim, buck, charge up, repoint, even, shoot, flush, target, tear, send, signal, maneuver, saddle, guide, rase, steercharge, saddle, burdenverb
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
"He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, burthen, blame, load, bear down, commit, weight, charge up, excite, lodge, weight down, sendchargeverb
instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, sendchargeverb
instruct or command with authority
"The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, sendblame, chargeverb
attribute responsibility to
"We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, fault, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, pick, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, institutionalise, file, bill, find fault, tear, level, burden, load, bear down, commit, blame, charge up, excite, lodge, sendchargeverb
set or ask for a certain price
"How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, sendchargeverb
cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
"charge a conductor"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, sendchargeverb
energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
"I need to charge my car battery"
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saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, sendchargeverb
saturate
"The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
Synonyms:
saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, appoint, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, blame, load, bear down, commit, charge up, excite, lodge, send
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
chargenoun
Synonyms:
accusation, complaint, allegation, indictment, imputation, crimination, impeachment, arraignment, gravamen (burden of a charge), trust, ward, custody, care, responsibility, oversight, obligation, commission, management, onset, attack, assault, onslaught, fusillade, tutelagechargeverb
Synonyms:
impose, load, encumber, exhort, enjoin, adjure, instruct, commit, intrust, debit, accuse, indict, tax, impute, criminate, arraign, attack, assault
Editors Contribution
purge
to refill
i charged the water line after i purged it
Submitted by rinat on September 23, 2019
How to use charge in a sentence?
We've always talked to the brass or the people who would have been in charge on that day who are no longer with the Capitol Police, but we've not talked to the Capitol Police -- the people who were sprayed with bear spray, the people who were called the N-word, the people who were called traitors. They need to tell Homeland Security Committee what they experienced, we think Homeland Security Committee's instructive for the committee to hear, but also Homeland Security Committee sets the right tone for why Homeland Security Committee's so important that we do this work.
The electric grid is something the government is responsible for much the same way they are responsible for our safety and security, if you look at what Governor Newsom is responsible for — what he actually is in charge of — he has brought absolutely nothing but failure to his state.
He's never one you would picture to have a violent bone in his body, he works as a personal trainer and a bartender and always had that personality of that super social super talk to anybody, go to the bar, talk to any girl, pick up any girl, whatever. Bryant worked as a bartender at UrbanCowboySaloon, a gay bar in Fort Worth. He was fired after he didn't show up for work on Sunday. GrapevinePoliceand the FBI, dressed in hazmat suits, searched for evidence at Bryan’s home. Police confirmed to FOX 4 they found Vandagriff's purse in a trash can in front of his house. Bryant is charged with a charge of capital murder, which is a capital felony.
Justice Minister Michael Keenan:
This is the first time in the history of Australia that we have used Commonwealth terrorism laws to charge someone who is alleged to have been a right-wing extremist.
He is in charge of the decision, I am in charge of the action.
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