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itch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of itch

a strong wish for something

Amy has an itch to travel to far-off and exciting places.

Synonyms of itch

appetency, appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, longing, passion, pining, thirst, thirstiness, urge, yearning, yen

Words Related to itch

compulsion, impulse, impulsion, will, zeal

liking, love, taste, weakness

eagerness, impatience

necessity, need, requirement

acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, greed, greediness, rapaciousness, rapacity

Near Antonyms of itch

abhorrence, abomination, allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, disliking, distaste, hatred, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

apathy, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

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