Touch Synonyms

1. be in contact (with)

• neighbour  
 
• meet
  
• link up (with)  
 
• join  
 
• converge (with)  
 
• connect
  
• come together (with)  
 
• come into contact (with)  
 
• border (on)  
 
• be in contact (with)  
 
• be contiguous (with)  
 
• be (up) against  
 
• adjoin
  
• abut
  

2. press lightly

• toy with  
 
• tickle  
 
• thumb  
 
• tap  
 
• stroke  
 
• rub (up) against  
 
• rub  
 
• put one's hand on  
 
• prod  
 
• press lightly  
 
• poke  
 
• play about with  
 
• pet  
 
• pat  
 
• nudge  
 
• lay a hand on  
 
• lay a finger on  
 
• handle
  
• graze  
 
• fondle  
 
• finger  
 
• fiddle with  
 
• feel
  
• caress  
 
• brush (up) against  
 
• brush  
 

3. handle

• use
  
• toy with  
 
• tamper with  
 
• take advantage of  
 
• put to use  
 
• play (about/around) with  
 
• pick up  
 
• move
  
• meddle with  
 
• make use of  
 
• lay a hand on  
 
• lay a finger on  
 
• interfere with  
 
• hold
  
• have access to  
 
• harm
  
• handle
  
• get (at)  
 
• fiddle with  
 
• employ  
 
• disturb
  
• avail oneself of  
 
• access
  

4. taste

• taste  
 
• take
  
• partake of  
 
• eat  
 
• drink
  
• consume  
 

5. be associated with

• involve oneself in/with  
 
• have something to do with  
 
• have dealings with  
 
• handle
  
• get involved with/in  
 
• deal with  
 
• concern oneself with  
 
• be associated with  
 
• be a party to  
 

6. affect

• involve
  
• have an effect on  
 
• have a bearing on  
 
• concern
  
• be relevant to  
 
• be pertinent to  
 
• affect
  

7. move

• warmed  
 
• upset  
 
• swayed  
 
• stirred  
 
• stir  
 
• softened  
 
• soften  
 
• moved  
 
• move
  
• melt  
 
• make sad  
 
• make/leave an impression on  
 
• influenced  
 
• influence  
 
• impressed  
 
• impress  
 
• impassioned  
 
• impassion  
 
• have an impact on  
 
• have an effect on  
 
• get (to)  
 
• disturbed  
 
• disturb
  
• distressed  
 
• arouse sympathy  
 
• aroused  
 
• arouse  
 
• affected
  
• affect
  

8. reach

• soar to  
 
• sink to  
 
• rise to  
 
• reach  
 
• plummet to  
 
• make
  
• hit
  
• get up to  
 
• get down to  
 
• dive to  
 
• come to  
 
• attain  
 
• arrive at  
 

9. compare with

• rival  
 
• parallel
  
• measure up to/against  
 
• match  
 
• hold a candle to  
 
• get near  
 
• equal
  
• compare with  
 
• come up to  
 
• come near  
 
• come/get close to  
 
• better
  
• be on a par with  
 
• be on an equal footing with  
 
• be in the same league as  
 
• be in the same class as  
 
• beat
  
• be a match for  
 
• approach  
 

10. press

• tap  
 
• stroke  
 
• push
  
• prod  
 
• pressure
  
• press  
 
• poke  
 
• pat  
 
• nudge  
 
• graze  
 
• glance  
 
• flick  
 
• brush  
 

11. feeling

• texture  
 
• tactility  
 
• tactile sense  
 
• sense of touch  
 
• feeling
  
• feel
  
• contact  
 

12. small amount

• whisper  
 
• whiff  
 
• vein  
 
• undertone  
 
• trace  
 
• tinge  
 
• tincture  
 
• taste  
 
• suspicion  
 
• suggestion
  
• sprinkling  
 
• spot  
 
• splash  
 
• speck  
 
• soupçon  
 
• smattering  
 
• small amount  
 
• smack  
 
• scintilla  
 
• pinch  
 
• overtone  
 
• nuance
  
• murmur  
 
• hint
  
• drop  
 
• dash  
 
• dab  
 
• colouring  
 
• breath  
 
• bit  
 

13. detail

• nicety  
 
• minutiae  
 
• fine point  
 
• feature
  
• detail
  
• addition
  
• accessory
  

14. skill

• workmanship  
 
• virtuosity  
 
• technique  
 
• talent
  
• style
  
• skill
  
• skilfulness  
 
• proficiency  
 
• performance
  
• method
  
• manner
  
• management
  
• knack  
 
• influence  
 
• handling
  
• hand
  
• flair  
 
• feel
  
• facility
  
• expertise
  
• execution  
 
• effect
  
• direction
  
• dexterity  
 
• deftness  
 
• craftsmanship  
 
• artistry  
 
• approach  
 
• adroitness  
 
• adeptness
  
• ability