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Synonyms for scratch

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

cabbage loot lolly pelf scribble cacography claw scraping

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Bread — money; especially, cash

bread, money, dough, coin, moolah, sugar, wampum, pelf, lolly, cabbage, loot, kale, lettuce, dinero, gelt, lucre, bootle, simoleons slang

2. Scribble

scribble, scrawl, write, cacography

3. Dent

dent, incision, prick, slit

4. Chicken feed

chicken feed, chicken scratch

Other

start, mark, scraping, claw, abrasion, scar, score, fungi, excoriation, quelbe

Verb

1. Scrape

scrape, come up, scrape up, boo-boo informal

2. Etch

etch, engrave, inscribe, grave

3. Scrub

call off, scrub, cancel

4. Expunge

expunge, excise, strike

Other

itch, rub, dig, erase, scrabble, delete, chafe, injure, fret, fray, scarify

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Money; especially, cash.

  2. n. 2

    A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.

    Her skin was covered with tiny scratches.

  3. v. 1

    To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

    Could you please scratch my back?

  4. v. 2

    To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.

    I don't like that new scarf because it scratches my neck.

Related words

Word family
scratcher scratchy
Phrases
scratch out scratch a living cat scratch disease scratch comma scratch sheet scratch together chicken scratch scratch print

Forms

Plural
scratches → breads, moneys, doughs, coins…
Past participle
scratched
e.g. scratched → scraped, boo-booed, etched, engraved…

Example sentences

  • cabbage What's the difference between cabbage and lettuce?
  • loot The thieves divided their loot among themselves.
  • lolly When was the last time you had an ice lolly?
  • scribble Rip your scribble into a thousand shreds!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
scratchrising
cabbagesteady
lootrising
lollyrising
pelffalling
scribblerising

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

By length

3 letters
dig1, rub1
4 letters
mark1, coin1, scar1, dent1, claw1, loot1, slit1, kale1, itch1, fret1, fray1, etch1, gelt, pelf
5 letters
money2, start1, write1, score1, sugar2, bread1, grave1, dough1, scrub1, erase2, prick1, fungi2, lolly2, chafe1
6 letters
strike1, cancel2, delete2, scrape1, excise2, injure2, moolah, dinero, bootle, scrawl1, wampum2, quelbe
7 letters
lettuce2, cabbage2, engrave2, expunge2, scarify
8 letters
scraping2, incision3, scrabble2, abrasion3, scribble2, inscribe2
9 letters
simoleons
10 letters
cacography
11 letters
excoriation5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (money2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
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