Synonyms of scratch

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noun

1

as in scrape

a harsh grating sound

the scratch of metal on metal is not a good sound for a car to make

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scrape
• creak
• clash
• rasp
• grind
• jar
• screech
• blast
• clang
• scuff
• croak
• clank
• jangle
• gargle
• clangor
• bleat
• bray

2

as in cash

slang something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment

she treated her buddies to a drink whenever she had the scratch for it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cash
• money
• coin
• currency
• bucks
• dough
• chips
• change
• gold
• funds
• moolah
• loot
• tender
• legal tender
• coinage
• green
• bread
• dollar
• cabbage
• sheqalim
• lucre
• pelf
• long green
• needful
• shekalim
• kale
• moola
• lolly
• sheqels
• shekels
• wampum
• wallet
• shekelim
• money order
• jack
• roll
• paper money
• resources
• promissory note
• dime
• scrip
• folding money
• finances
• specie
• capital
• bankroll
• draft
• pile
• bill
• chump change
• check
• means
• pittance
• mite
• shoestring
• peanuts
• mint
• big bucks
• banknote
• treasure
• greenback
• bomb
• wad
• pot
• note
• dead presidents
• pocket money
• earth
• petty cash
• pin money
• mad money
• spending money
• fortune
• wealth
• bundle
• dibs
• riches
• megabucks
• abundance
• boodle
• packet
• opulence
• cashier's check
• wherewithal
• king's ransom

scratch

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verb (1)

1

as in to scrape

to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface

scratched his arm on a branch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scrape
• graze
• scuff
• bruise
• abrade
• skin
• bark
• claw
• cut
• chafe
• fret
• lacerate
• gall
• contuse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soften
• smooth
• polish
• wax

2

as in to rub

to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface

the branches of the willow tree scratch against the windowpane whenever the wind blows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scrape
• rub
• grate
• grind
• rasp
• groan
• whine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slide
• glide
• skate

3

as in to scribble

to write or draw hastily or carelessly

scratched a quick doodle in the margins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scribble
• write
• scrawl
• squiggle
• pen
• print
• doodle
• pencil
• jot (down)
• letter
• ink
• inscribe

scratch (out)

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verb (2)

1

as in to write

to compose and set down on paper the words of

scratched out a poem for his beloved wife on the home front

Synonyms & Similar Words

• write
• pen
• author
• compose
• scribble
• draw up
• record
• craft
• print
• rewrite
• type
• letter
• formulate
• revise
• pencil (in)
• prepare
• take down
• sign
• recast
• cast
• draft
• transcribe
• word
• frame
• phrase
• redraft
• typewrite
• put
• couch
• register
• express
• autograph

2

as in to delete

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delete
• cross (out)
• strike (out)
• cancel
• stroke (out)
• remove
• erase
• edit (out)
• x (out)
• wipe out
• censor
• kill
• blue-pencil
• blot out
• eradicate
• dele
• elide
• obliterate
• rub out
• suppress
• root (out)
• clean (up)
• expunge
• clip
• excise
• shorten
• efface
• cut
• red-pencil
• crop
• silence
• launder
• bleep
• abbreviate
• repress
• blip
• expurgate
• black out
• redact
• bowdlerize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stet

Phrases Containing scratch

• scratch (out)

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