Synonyms of touches

touches 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of touch

1

as in feels

to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin

be careful not to touch this pan—it's still hot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feels
• caresses
• embraces
• grasps
• kisses
• hugs
• rubs
• grips
• holds
• fingers
• strokes
• lips
• brushes
• nudges
• taps
• fondles
• nuzzles
• hits
• pats
• clasps
• knocks
• paws
• clenches
• grazes
• noses
• tips
• palpates
• shaves
• clutches
• palms
• flicks
• handles
• claps
• skims
• dabs
• clings (to)
• whacks
• pounds
• tags
• raps
• chucks
• palps

2

as in affects

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response

your speech on the true meaning of patriotism touched me deeply

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affects
• influences
• impresses
• impacts
• strikes
• reaches
• inspires
• sways
• moves
• tells (on)
• interests
• involves
• bothers
• gets to
• penetrates
• attracts
• dazzles
• fascinates
• concerns
• disturbs
• stirs
• worries
• plagues
• troubles
• engages
• colors
• ravishes
• enthralls
• entrances
• transports
• carries away
• pierces
• afflicts
• enchants
• tries
• enthrals
• enraptures
• biases
• upsets
• stresses
• captivates
• smites
• distresses
• harasses
• perturbs
• charms
• biasses
• bewitches
• pesters
• disquiets
• wrings
• agitates
• allures
• flusters
• discomposes
• harries
• discomforts
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bores
• palls
• tires
• wearies
• jades
• underwhelms

3

as in taints

to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable

unfortunately, his insufferable arrogance tends to touch even the good deeds that he does

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taints
• spoils
• mars
• poisons
• stains
• darkens
• tarnishes
• vitiates
• distorts
• lowers
• smears
• degrades
• blackens
• discredits
• corrupts
• blurs
• pollutes
• blemishes
• discolors
• smudges
• dirties
• sullies
• besmirches
• sinks
• soils
• shames
• debases
• twists
• tars
• subverts
• clouds
• disgraces
• dishonors
• demeans
• besmears
• colors
• cheapens
• perverts
• tarres
• abases
• smirches
• smuts
• fouls
• demoralizes
• depraves
• debauches
• bastardizes
• begrimes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purifies
• cleanses
• elevates
• magnifies
• uplifts
• ennobles
• glorifies
• enshrines
• dignifies
• hallows

4

as in joins

to be adjacent to

our property touches theirs right where that big elm tree is

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joins
• adjoins
• surrounds
• flanks
• neighbors
• abuts
• lines
• borders (on)
• marches (with)
• skirts
• meets
• fringes
• butts (on or against)
• attaches (to)
• connects (with)
• verges (on)
• embraces
• encircles
• encloses
• contacts
• communicates (with)
• bounds
• fences
• margins
• links (with)
• converges
• incloses
• rims

5

as in concerns

to be the business or affair of

I don't think this decision touches you, so butt out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affects
• concerns
• involves
• relates (to)
• applies (to)
• bears (on)
• refers (to)
• pertains (to)
• implicates
• appertains (to)
• ensnares
• embroils
• entangles

touches

2 of 2

noun

plural of touch

1

as in splashes

a very small amount

added just a touch of parsley to the dish

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• glimmers
• hints
• sprinklings
• little
• licks
• specks
• bits
• traces
• sparks
• dabs
• smacks
• bites
• shades
• shadows
• particles
• drops
• nips
• pinches
• flecks
• rays
• smells
• shreds
• spatters
• streaks
• handfuls
• crumbs
• slivers
• ounces
• spots
• snaps
• soupçons
• dashes
• driblets
• peanuts
• strains
• scruples
• smidgeons
• drams
• suspicions
• mites
• parts
• smidges
• smidgins
• minimums
• aces
• smidgens
• skoshes
• drops in the bucket
• scintillas
• molecules
• dots
• tastes
• nibbles
• patches
• grains
• portions
• doses
• sections
• syllables
• jots
• atoms
• fragments
• scraps
• motes
• vestiges
• granules
• semblances
• minims
• whits
• smatterings
• modicums
• morsels
• shivers
• chips
• flyspecks
• minima
• splinters
• scatterings
• nubbins
• flakes
• iotas
• shards
• hoots
• tittles
• clippings
• handsful
• smatters
• shavings
• parings
• tatters
• shots
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• masses
• deals
• quantities
• piles
• lots
• mountains
• bundles
• buckets
• stacks
• pecks
• barrels
• heaps
• messes
• bushels
• gobs
• reams
• abundances
• volumes
• rafts
• fistfuls
• oodles
• wads
• wealths
• lashings
• scads
• boatloads
• much
• potfuls
• overflows
• profusions
• plenties
• passels
• excesses
• lashins
• surpluses
• embarrassments
• superfluities
• slabs
• chunks
• lumps
• bonanzas
• overages
• overmuch
• hunks
• overkills
• oversupplies
• surfeits
• superabundances
• overabundances

2

as in features

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind

each designer has his or her own personal touches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• features
• characteristics
• qualities
• attributes
• traits
• attributions
• marks
• properties
• hallmarks
• markers
• criteria
• fingerprints
• notes
• points
• specifics
• peculiarities
• stamps
• diagnostics
• characters
• symbols
• affections
• signs
• particularities
• criterions
• indications
• emblems
• differentiae
• graces
• charms
• virtues
• badges
• merits
• tokens
• idiosyncrasies
• eccentricities
• quirks
• singularities
• excellences
• oddities
• individualities

3

as in hints

an almost imperceptible sign of something

a touch of irritation tinged his voice as the candidate fielded yet another question about his personal finances

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hints
• glimmers
• flickers
• suggestions
• traces
• breaths
• whiffs
• signs
• scents
• tangs
• winds
• intimations
• indications
• evidences
• inklings
• marks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saturations
• permeations
• pervasions