Interest
Interest verb - Be of importance or consequence.
Touch and interest are semantically related in hold the attention of topic. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead a verb "Interest", when it comes to topics like arouse your curiosity.
How words are described
| good | good interest | good touch |
| special | special interest | special touch |
| common | common interest | common touch |
| original | original interest | original touch |
| Other adjectives: mild, single, romantic, strong, great, little, slight, personal, final, slightest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- His love interest is newspaper reporter Alice Bryson, and since she's a canine, their relationship adds a touch of Fantastic Racism to all the Interspecies Romance going on.
Source: Webcomic / Daily Grind - She eventually ends up with a love interest in the enemy camp, who, like the balcony scene, she can speak to but not touch.
Source: Literature / Wool -
Newcomer Laura can seem a bit... out of touch at times, then in "Elders React to Grand Theft Auto" she suddenly expressed a (disturbing) interest in illegal activity. Oooookay.
Source: Web Video / React
Cite this Source
Touch and Interest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/interest/touch
Interest & Touch. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/interest/touch>.
Touch or Interest. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/interest/touch.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "interest" and "touch" have occurred on timeline