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Synonyms for retouch

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

repair

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.

  2. n. 1

    The act of retouching (in any sense).

Forms

Plural
retouches → touch-ups, edits…
Past participle
retouched
e.g. retouched → repaired, vamped…

Example sentences

  • repair After his knee repair, he could walk without pain.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
retouchfalling
repairsteady

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

By length

4 letters
edit2, vamp1
6 letters
repair2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (edit2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
retoucher
Italiano
ritoccare
Español
retocar
Deutsch
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