Itch synonyms

crawling

The motion of something that crawls.

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yearning

Yearning is a deep, and sometimes sad, desire.

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tingling

A tingling sensation; pins and needles.

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scabbiness

The property of being scabby or of having or being covered with scabs.

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prickle

To feel a tingling or pricking sensation:

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tingle

To cause to tingle.

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rawness

The property of being raw.

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scratching

Present participle of scratch.

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tickle

A feeling resembling the result of tickling.

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psora

(Medicine) A cutaneous disease, especially the itch.

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craving

The definition of a craving is a very strong desire.

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creep

To creep is defined as to move slowly and quietly while close to the ground.

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prick

To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.

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crawl

To swim the crawl.

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be irritated

To have a tingling sensation

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crave

To be in great need of

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prurience

The quality of being prurient.

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thirst

To be thirsty.

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creeping sensation

An uncomfortable sensation in the skin

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pruritus

Intense itching of the skin without eruption

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psoriasis

(Pathology) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.

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formication

An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.

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pruriency

Prurience

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prurigo

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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restlessness

The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable.

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scabies

(Pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.

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sycosis (barber's itch)

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urtication

(Historical) The flogging of a paralyzed limb, etc. with nettles for the stimulating effect produced

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appetite

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burn

To be very eager:

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hunger

Hunger is defined as wanting something.

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longing

Present participle of long.

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urge

To move or impel to action, effort, or speed; spur.

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yen

To have a yen (for); long; yearn

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hate (antonym)

A strong feeling of dislike or ill will; hatred

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hatred (antonym)

Strong aversion; intense dislike; hateful regard; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as unpleasant, harmful or evil.

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dislike (antonym)

The definition of a dislike is a feeling of not liking someone or something.

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appetence

The state or action of desiring or craving

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appetency

A natural attraction; affinity

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wish

The thing desired or longed for

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amativeness

(Phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.

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concupiscence

The definition of concupiscence is a strong desire such as lust.

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eroticism

Erotic quality or character

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erotism

Eroticism.

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libidinousness

Lechery, lustfulness, the state of being libidinous

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lust

A feeling of strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.

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lustfulness

Libidinousness, the state of being lustful

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passion

The object of any strong desire or fondness

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itching

an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

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spoil

To damage or injure in such a way as to make useless, valueless, etc.; destroy

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rub

To move (an object or objects) firmly along a surface, especially repeatedly:

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yeuk

(Scotland) itch, a prickly feeling

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hankering

(Often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.

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yearn

To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness:

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long-for

To have a desire for; to yearn for; to crave for

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irritation (related)

(Physiology) The elicitation of a response to a stimulus in a plant or animal organ or tissue, especially in a nerve or muscle.

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desire (related)

(Countable) Someone or something wished for.

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want (related)

To desire (someone to do something):

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agitation

A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.

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cacoethes

A hankering (to do something); mania

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eczema

An acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. It is noncontagious.

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ferment

A substance or organism causing fermentation, as yeast, bacteria, enzymes, etc.

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sensation

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scratch

To rub or scrape the skin lightly, as with the fingernails, to relieve itching, etc.

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itchiness

The state of being itchy.

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prickling

A sensation that prickles.

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sex (related)

Either of two divisions, male and female, into which most sexually reproducing organisms are grouped. Sex is usually determined by anatomy, the makeup of the sex chromosomes, and the type and amount of hormones produced. When the sex of an organism is determined by the sex chromosomes, males and females are generally produced in equal numbers. In other organisms, such as bees and wasps, in which females develop from fertilized eggs and males develop from unfertilized eggs, distribution of the sexes is unequal.

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redness (related)

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soreness (related)

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itchy (related)

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sore (related)

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ache (related)

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cough (related)

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cramp (related)

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swelling (related)

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