SCRATCH Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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as in scrape

a harsh grating sound the scratch of metal on metal is not a good sound for a car to make

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as in cash

slang something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment she treated her buddies to a drink whenever she had the scratch for it

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scratch

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verb

ˈskrach

as in to scrape

to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface scratched his arm on a branch

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as in to rub

to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface the branches of the willow tree scratch against the windowpane whenever the wind blows

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as in to scribble

to write or draw hastily or carelessly scratched a quick doodle in the margins

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Noun

The tool allows users to click a button and then drag a slider along to automatically view and snap a vector image into a different viewing perspective — something that would typically require an artist to redraw the image entirely from scratch. —

Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024 Not bad at all for a group that had to start over from scratch during the pandemic. —

Charles Moss, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024

Verb

Courtesy: Oura After just two weeks of wear, my ring is scratched. —

Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024 Achint Thakkar’s soundtrack scratches the itch of mainstream Hindi music (including the obligatory Arijit Singh vocal) as well as the emotional needs of the movie, with Raina lending his voice to two tracks. —

Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scratch

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