Synonyms of itch

itch 1 of 2

noun

1

as in desire

sexual appetite

had chaperones at the prom to discourage kids with an adolescent itch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• desire
• passion
• lust
• lustfulness
• concupiscence
• horniness
• hots
• eroticism
• salaciousness
• letch
• lech
• libido
• heat
• lustihood
• rut
• libidinousness
• nymphomania
• ardor
• satyriasis
• erotomania
• hypersexuality
• lechery
• venery
• lecherousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstinence
• chastity
• celibacy
• frigidity
• frigidness

2

as in craving

a strong wish for something

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craving
• urge
• desire
• thirst
• longing
• hunger
• appetite
• passion
• yearning
• lust
• hankering
• taste
• compulsion
• drive
• wish
• thirstiness
• pining
• impulse
• jones
• yen
• need
• love
• letch
• appetency
• zeal
• impatience
• liking
• eagerness
• will
• requirement
• impulsion
• obsession
• weakness
• necessity
• want
• greed
• avarice
• cupidity
• acquisitiveness
• greediness
• mania
• rapacity
• covetousness
• avidity
• avariciousness
• rapaciousness
• cacoëthes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hatred
• nausea
• allergy
• disgust
• dislike
• distaste
• revulsion
• repulsion
• aversion
• repugnance
• loathing
• disinclination
• abhorrence
• abomination
• indifference
• disfavor
• apathy
• disliking
• averseness
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance

3

as in lust

intense sexual desire

sailors on shore leave looking to satisfy the itch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lust
• passion
• lustfulness
• concupiscence
• horniness
• ardor
• eros
• eroticism
• nymphomania
• satyriasis
• erotomania
• wantonness
• lasciviousness
• salaciousness
• licentiousness
• lewdness
• lickerishness
• randiness
• libidinousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frigidity

itch

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verb

ˈich 

as in to annoy

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

don't let her snide put-downs and wisecracks itch you—just ignore her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoy
• bug
• irritate
• bother
• persecute
• aggravate
• get
• eat
• chafe
• irk
• worry
• exasperate
• vex
• anger
• spite
• frost
• burn (up)
• pique
• get to
• gripe
• wear on
• infuriate
• ruffle
• rile
• grate
• put out
• plague
• tease
• nettle
• provoke
• rasp
• gall
• hack (off)
• nark
• insult
• peeve
• rub the wrong way
• nag
• stick in one's craw
• upset
• get on one's nerves
• discomfort
• get one's goat
• set one's teeth on edge
• harass
• enrage
• offend
• rouse
• hassle
• inflame
• distress
• badger
• outrage
• devil
• pester
• heckle
• agitate
• harry
• rankle
• antagonize
• disquiet
• bait
• exercise
• discompose
• roil
• fret
• madden
• unsettle
• bullyrag
• perturb
• incense
• affront
• undo
• unhinge
• freak (out)
• miff
• hagride

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appease
• placate
• pacify
• oblige
• please
• satisfy
• delight
• gratify
• conciliate
• mollify
• propitiate
• soothe
• assure
• comfort
• content
• reassure
• cheer
• console
• gladden
• quiet
• solace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of itch

Noun

Heaps of plot aren’t required, of course, but one watches Color of the Sun with a constant itch for something to burst through the movie’s mannered stillness and liven up the picture. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Imagine trying not to blink, resisting the urge to sneeze or refusing to scratch an intense itch. — Michael Okun, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

The takeaway for anyone itching to be first in line is simple. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Donovan knew the right man was Colonel Florimond Duke, a top executive officer who was itching to go behind enemy lines. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing itch

• itch (for)