MOJO 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 superpower was a coherent tactical system that no other national team — or their respective talismans — could find an answer to.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Like its name suggests, Don’t Let Disco pieces act as talismans of joy, connection, and emotion against the drudgery of regular life.

— Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of talisman

Noun

The interactions between Bourdain and Ciro are pure movie magic and that’s due partly to the performances — both actors have to be in the Oscar race — as well as to the screenplay by Johnson, Todd Bartels, Lou Howe and Matthew Miller.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
The kitchen men restarted their cheering as if someone in there was doing stage magic, and Uncle Jimmy leaned closer so he could be heard.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of magic

Noun

The excavation, carried out by an Egyptian archaeological mission under the supervision of the SCA, also uncovered pottery coffins, as well as a collection of incense burners, oil lamps, and funerary amulets.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026
Supporters hoisted their children toward her or presented her with gifts—amulets, handwritten notes, rosaries, prayer cards.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 23 July 2026

Definition of amulet

Noun

With ancient Greek tale The Odyssey still slashing its way to peak box office, the sword and sorcery age remains a potent genre for Hollywood.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
These are some of man's most sorcery-like achievements, providing materials with excellent engineering properties.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026

Definition of sorcery

Noun

Connecticut has an association with witchcraft that’s as long and dishonorable as anything that happened in Massachusetts.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
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