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Synonyms for itchy

14 synonyms
2 meanings

adjective

Most common

nervous anxious restless fidgety scratchy pruritic

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Restless — in a state of agitation; easily alarmed

restless, fidgety, anxious, nervous, jumpy, fretful, jittery, tense, antsy slang

2. Lustful — feeling or showing a high level of sexual interest

lustful, lascivious, lecherous

Other

scratchy, pruritic

Definitions

adj. 1
In a state of agitation; easily alarmed.
adj. 2
Feeling or showing a high level of sexual interest.

Related words

Word family: itchiness
Phrases: itchy feet

Example sentences

nervous Waiting a long time for a friend makes me nervous.
anxious I'm anxious to know the results of the blood test.
restless The longer we stayed, the more restless we became.
fidgety The baby is fidgety because it has wind.
scratchy My throat feels dry and raw and scratchy.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
itchy		rising
nervous		rising
anxious		steady
restless		rising
fidgety		rising
scratchy		rising

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

By length

5 letters: tense¹, jumpy², antsy²
7 letters: nervous², anxious², jittery³, lustful², fidgety, fretful²
8 letters: restless², scratchy², pruritic
9 letters: lecherous³
10 letters: lascivious⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jumpy² = 2 syllables).