Scratching Synonyms and Antonyms

Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. scrubbing
  2. cancelling
Antonyms:
  1. scheduling
Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. rubbing
  2. obliterating
  3. expunging
  4. chafing
  5. itching
  6. crossing
  7. scoring
  8. striking
  9. erasing
  10. writing
  11. cancelling
  12. withdrawing
  13. vacating
  14. scuffing
  15. scribbling
  16. fretting
  17. wiping
  18. scrawling
  19. undoing
  20. scraping
  21. scotching
  22. fraying
  23. marring
  24. lacerating
  25. effacing
  26. excluding
  27. deleting
  28. eliminating
  29. blotting
  30. abrading
Antonyms:
  1. healing
  2. mending
  3. smoothing
Gather (money or other resources) together over time
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. scraping
  2. pricking
  3. rasping
  4. grating
Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. inscribing
  2. graving
  3. engraving
Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. excising
  2. expunging
  3. striking
A harsh noise made by scraping
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. scrape
  2. scraping
  3. scratch
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. abrading
  2. abrasive
  3. attritive
  4. erosive
  5. scratchy
  6. scarifying

Words Related to Scratching

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Scratching Sentence Examples

  • Even his sisters were scratching their heads.

  • Elisabeth, in wolf form, stood scratching at the door, whimpering.

  • I've been scratching all day.

  • Abruptly the scratching sound of the crampons beneath his feet told him he'd reached the first mounds of solid ice.

  • Eureka helped him by flying into the faces of the enemy and scratching and biting furiously, and the kitten ruined so many vegetable complexions that the Mangaboos feared her as much as they did the horse.

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