Synonyms for itch
ɪtʃitch

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1. scabies, itchnoun

   a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation

   "he has a bad case of the itch"

   Synonyms:
   itchiness, itching, urge, scabies

2. urge, itchnoun

   a strong restless desire

   "why this urge to travel?"

   Synonyms:
   impulse, itchiness, itching, urge, scabies

3. itch, itchiness, itchingverb

   an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

   Synonyms:
   urge, itchiness, itching, scabies

4. rub, scratch, itchverb

   scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

   "Don't scratch your insect bites!"

   Synonyms:
   call off, scrape up, expunge, spoil, fret, grave, strike, chafe, come up, scratch, cancel, inscribe, engrave, scrub, scrape, fray, excise, scratch up, rub

5. itchverb

   have or perceive an itch

   "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"

   Synonyms:
   scratch, spoil, rub

6. itchverb

   cause to perceive an itch

   "his skin itched"

   Synonyms:
   scratch, spoil, rub

7. itch, spoilverb

   have a strong desire or urge to do something

   "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"

   Synonyms:
   pamper, frustrate, scotch, botch, bilk, baby, bungle, muck up, impair, mishandle, bumble, plunder, botch up, foil, blow, go bad, screw up, rub, fumble, vitiate, flub, rape, thwart, featherbed, ball up, bollocks, baffle, mess up, despoil, deflower, scratch, louse up, bollocks up, mar, indulge, spoil, muff, violate, cocker, foul up, cross, fluff, mollycoddle, bobble, coddle, bollix up, cosset, bollix, corrupt, bodge

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1. • Ache
   • Irritate

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1. itchnoun

   Synonyms:
   itching

2. itchnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Med.) psora

3. itchverb

   Synonyms:
   feel an itching

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1. itchnoun

   Synonyms:
   psora, scabies, prurigo, sycosis (barber's itch), eczema, pruriency

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1. List of paraphrases for "itch":

   itching, dermatitis, scratch

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How to use itch in a sentence?

1. Raymond Chandler:

   There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen.

2. Wang Chaojun:

   My mother complained about this mole-like growth on her head that itched all the time, we found ways to cure her itch using traditional Chinese medicine, and then left it be.

3. Courtney White:

   What we found is once sports went dark, viewers who are just hungry for competition came to us and they weren't our regular food viewers, seeing the battles play out on Food Network scratched an itch there.

4. Richard Sirico:

   After all the times I was pinched, I knew every judge in town, i was a tough kid. I always had that itch in my britches to find out who I was. I tested my (courage) every night.

5. Daniel Markowski:

   In general, all of the various anti-itch creams are very similar, generally, I suggest that if you're highly allergic to mosquitoes, you may need a cream with Benadryl or a similar antihistamine.