Change
Change noun - 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.
Usage example: she spent quite a chunk of change on that car
Scratch and change are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scratch" instead a noun "Change". slang substitute
How words are described
| nice | nice change | nice scratch |
| similar | similar change | similar scratch |
| single | single change | single scratch |
| visible | visible change | visible scratch |
| Other adjectives: abrupt, simple, small, massive, huge, little, slight, quick, minor, apparent, slightest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- So instead of starting from scratch, they buy the rights and change the current script using the names from the older work.
Source: Trope Distinctions / D to F -
Scratch, Grounder and Coconuts themselves come from badnik designs from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (with Scratch being the most radical change).
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Cute Kitten: Indie band the Nap change their name to Cat Nap and add their cat, Kevin, to play a scratch post.
Source: Series / Portlandia
Cite this Source
Scratch and Change. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/change/scratch
Change & Scratch. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/change/scratch>.
Scratch or Change. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/change/scratch.
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