Synonyms for touch
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : tuhch |
| Phonetic Transcription : tʌtʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for touch Other synonyms for the word touch
- abut
- acquaintance
- adeptness
- adjoin
- adroitness
- allude to
- amount
- arouse
- art
- artistry
- awareness
- be a match for
- be a party to
- be associated with
- be in contact
- be in the same league
- be on a par
- bear on
- bear upon
- belong to
- blow
- border
- bring in
- brush
- butt on
- caress
- carry
- center upon
- characteristic
- collision
- come near
- come together
- come up to
- command
- communicate
- concern
- concern oneself with
- contingence
- converge
- crash
- cuddling
- dab
- deal with
- deftness
- detail
- direction
- discuss
- disturb
- drink
- drop
- eat
- effect
- embrace
- equal
- examine
- excite
- facility
- faculty
- familiarity
- feel
- feel out
- feel up
- feeling
- finger
- finish
- flair
- fondle
- fondling
- frisk
- get involved in
- get through to
- get to
- glance
- go over
- grab
- graze
- grope
- hand
- handiwork
- handle
- handling
- hint
- hit
- hold a candle to
- hug
- impact
- impinge upon
- impress
- influence
- inkling
- inspect
- inspire
- interest
- intimation
- involve
- join
- jot
- junction
- kiss
- knack
- lay a finger on
- lick
- line
- make an impression
- manipulate
- manipulation
- march
- mark
- massage
- mastery
- match
- measure up
- meet
- melt
- mention
- move
- neighbor
- note
- nudge
- osculate
- palm
- palpate
- palpation
- parallel
- partake
- partake of
- pat
- paw
- peck
- perception
- percuss
- percussion
- pertain to
- pet
- petting
- pinch
- probe
- push
- quicken
- reach
- refer to
- rival
- rub
- rubbing
- scent
- scratch
- scrutinize
- shade
- shock
- sip
- skill
- smack
- small amount
- smattering
- smooth
- soften
- soupçon
- speak of
- speck
- spot
- stimulate
- stir
- streak
- strike
- strike a chord
- stroke
- stroking
- style
- suck
- suggestion
- suspicion
- sway
- sweep
- tactility
- taction
- tag
- talent
- tap
- taste
- technique
- thumb
- tickle
- tie
- tincture
- tinge
- tip
- touching
- toy
- trace
- trademark
- treat
- tug at the heart
- understanding
- upset
- use
- utilize
- verge
- verge on
- virtuosity
- way
- whiff
Définition of touch
Origin :- late 13c., from Old French touchier "to touch, hit, knock" (11c.), from Vulgar Latin *toccare "to knock, strike" as a bell (cf. Spanish tocar, Italian toccare), perhaps of imitative origin. Meaning "to get or borrow money" first recorded 1760. Related: Touched; touching.
- Touch and go (adj.) is recorded from 1812, apparently from the name of a tag-like game, first recorded 1650s. Touch football is first attested 1933. Touch-me-not (1590s) translates Latin noli-me-tangere.
- noun physical contact
- noun tiny amount
- noun manner, method
- verb make physical contact
- verb have an effect on
- verb have to do with; regard
- verb make mention
- verb compare with; correspond to
- But remember to touch your beaver where the hemlock boughs are low.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- "You cannot," said Philip, putting her gently aside, while she shrank from his touch.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- But how wonderful and quick my touch has got, and how kind is heaven there, sir!
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- The touch, the choke in her voice, brought about Viviette's downfall.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- "You force me to touch on things I should have liked to keep hidden," said Austin.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- But the other thing was what happened, and it gave you a touch of the iron that a man needs in his blood.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- The minute you touch on religion, as commonly understood, you reach the sectarian.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- She would clasp him so close that evil should not touch him!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- So keen the blade, so soft the touch, the sleeper did not wake!
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
- There are many uneducated preachers who move the classes the clergy cannot touch.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
Antonyms for touch
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