Synonyms for itch

Most common

desire · urge · craving · longing · scabies · itchiness · yuck

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

2. n. 2

   A constant teasing desire or want.

3. v. 1

   To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

Related words

Word family

itchweed itchy

Phrases

grain itch jock itch scratch an itch swimmer's itch scratch the itch barley itch cereal itch copra itch

Forms

Plural

itches → urges, cravings, desires, longings…

Past participle

itched
e.g. itched → scratched, rubbed, tingled, spoilt…

Example sentences

• desire It is true that we desire to live in a small town.
• urge Try to resist the urge to pick your nose, darling.
• craving I am always craving new knowledge about anything.
• longing He never lost his whimsical longing for adventure.
• scabies Everyone ran away from me as if I had scabies.
• itchiness A cool shower sometimes helps relieve the itchiness.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

rub¹

4 letters

urge¹, lust¹, yuck¹, yeuk

5 letters

spoil¹, yearn¹, psora

6 letters

desire³, thirst¹, eczema³, tingle²

7 letters

scratch¹, craving², longing², scabies

8 letters

appetite³

9 letters

itchiness, pruriency

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (desire³ = 3 syllables).

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