uncharged

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adjective

Not carrying an overall or net electric charge.

Similar
chargelessneutralfeelesselectroneutraldeaddrained
Opposite
charged
OriginEnglish charged ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuncharged (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryNot carrying an overall or net electric charge.

    Synonyms: chargeless, neutral

  2. not comparablelawNot charged with a criminal act.
  3. not comparableNot charged for; given away for free.

    On inquiring how a charge of 20 per cent, for uncharged labour was obtained, he was told that it was estimated.

    1901, Cassier's magazine

    Synonyms: feeless

  4. not comparablegovernmentWithout a heraldic charge.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot carrying an overall or net electric charge.

Similar
chargelessneutral

adjectiveNot charged for; given away for free.

Similar
feeless

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof a particle or body or system; having no charge

Similar
neutralelectroneutraldeaddrained
Opposite
charged
Also see
chargelessdeaddrainedelectroneutralneutral

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcharged
  9. Englishuncharged

From un- + charged.

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Cite this entry
APA

uncharged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncharged

MLA

“uncharged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncharged. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncharged,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncharged.

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