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Synonyms for scratchy

  • adjective

Most common

cranky irritable testy peevish raspy gravelly itchy abrasive

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Irritable — irritable; tetchy

irritable, cranky, tetchy UK US IE, peevish, testy, petulant, techy informal, peckish informal, fractious, nettlesome, pettish informal

2. Raspy

raspy, rough, gravelly, rasping, grating

3. Uneven

uneven, spotty

Other

itchy, abrasive

Antonyms

soft, nonabrasive

All antonyms of scratchy →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Irritable; tetchy.

  2. adj. 2

    Characterized by scratches.

  3. adj. 3

    Irritating; itchy.

Example sentences

  • cranky Tom is going to be very cranky if Mary does that.
  • irritable Tom is usually a little irritable in the morning.
  • testy He gets really testy when he doesn't get his way.
  • peevish Tom woke up feeling rather peevish.
  • raspy Ziri heard a strange raspy voice outside his tent.
  • gravelly Billie Holiday had an earthy, gravelly voice.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
scratchyrising
crankyrising
irritablerising
testyrising
peevishrising
raspyrising

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

By length

5 letters
rough1, itchy2, raspy2, testy2, techy2
6 letters
uneven3, cranky2, spotty2, tetchy
7 letters
grating2, rasping, peckish, peevish2, pettish
8 letters
abrasive3, petulant3, gravelly3
9 letters
irritable4, fractious2
10 letters
nettlesome3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (itchy2 = 2 syllables).