Itchy and Soothing

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Itchy adjective - Causing an unpleasant tingling sensation.

Usage example: the child in the pew ahead of us kept tugging at his itchy church clothes

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Soothing is an antonym for itchy.

Nearby Words: itch, itching, itched

Soothing adjective - Tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress.

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Itchy is an antonym for soothing.

Nearby Words: soothe, soothed, soother, sooth, soothingly

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Soothing and Itchy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/itchy/soothing

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Soothing or Itchy. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/itchy/soothing.

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