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touch

Definition for touch

noun as in physical contact

Strongest matches

communication, contact, feeling, taste

Strong matches

blow, brush, caress, collision, contingence, crash, cuddling, embrace, feel, fondling, graze, grope, handling, hit, hug, impact, junction, kiss, lick, manipulation, nudge, palpation, pat, peck, perception, percussion, petting, push, rub, rubbing, scratch, shock, stroking, tap, touching

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noun as in tiny amount

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bit, dash, detail, hint, scent, shade, taste, tinge, trace, whiff

Strong matches

drop, inkling, intimation, jot, pinch, smack, smattering, speck, spot, streak, suggestion, suspicion, tincture

Weak matches

small amount, soupçon

noun as in manner, method

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ability, approach, communication, contact, effect, familiarity, flair, hand, influence, knack, skill, style, talent, technique, understanding

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acquaintance, adeptness, adroitness, art, artistry, awareness, characteristic, command, deftness, direction, facility, faculty, finish, handiwork, mastery, virtuosity, way

verb as in make physical contact

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brush, caress, feel, handle, hit, kiss, lick, pat, reach, rub, strike, stroke, tap

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abut, adjoin, border, communicate, contact, converge, dab, examine, finger, fondle, frisk, glance, graze, grope, inspect, join, line, manipulate, march, massage, meet, neighbor, osculate, palm, palpate, partake, paw, percuss, pet, probe, push, scrutinize, sip, smooth, suck, sweep, tag, taste, thumb, tickle, tip, verge

Weak matches

be in contact, butt on, come together, feel up, impinge upon, lay a finger on, manhandle, toy with

verb as in have an effect on

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affect, disturb, excite, grab, impress, influence, inspire, mark, move, stir, strike, stroke, upset

Strong matches

arouse, carry, melt, quicken, soften, stimulate, sway

Weak matches

feel out, get through to, get to, make an impression, strike a chord, tug at the heart

verb as in have to do with; regard

Strongest matches

affect, consume, eat, handle, involve

Strong matches

concern, drink, interest, use, utilize

Weak matches

be a party to, be associated with, bear on, bear upon, belong to, center upon, concern oneself with, deal with, get involved in, partake of, pertain to, refer to

verb as in make mention

Strongest matches

cover, go over, mention

Strong matches

discuss, note, treat

Weak matches

allude to, bring in, deal with, refer to, speak of

verb as in compare with; correspond to

Strongest matches

approach, come to

Strong matches

amount, equal, match, meet, parallel, rival, tie

Weak matches

be a match for, be in the same league, be on a par, come near, come up to, hold a candle to, measure up, partake of, verge on

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Example Sentences

The girls' aunt, Stephanie Curtis, said the family were keeping in touch with daily FaceTime calls rather than visiting them in hospital to avoid the risk of spreading any infections to Dolcie-Mae.

From BBC

Even though the film was shot in France, not Mexico, it has some authentic touches: The movie opens with the plaintive, recorded appeals of a young girl soliciting old appliances and other scrap metal.

From Los Angeles Times

Since then, the awards have remained wilfully arbitrary, woefully out of touch, or a combination of the two.

From BBC

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro wrote on X that he's in touch with local authorities and is "offering all Commonwealth resources as they respond to the small private plane crash".

From BBC

At this very moment, I’m just trying to stay in the present and in touch with my body and emotions.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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