Physical contact
Physical contact noun - The act of touching physically.
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Synonyms for Physical contact
Touch and physical contact are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead a noun phrase "Physical contact".
Touch
Touch noun - The state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation.
Physical contact and touch are semantically related. You can use "Physical contact" instead a noun "Touch".
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Related pairs
- feeling and physical contact
- feeling and touch
- caress and physical contact
- caress and touch
- fondle and physical contact
- fondle and touch
- kiss and physical contact
- kiss and touch
- taste and physical contact
- taste and touch
- lick and physical contact
- lick and touch
- stroke and physical contact
- stroke and touch
Both terms in one sentence
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Sookie doesn't need to touch people to read their thoughts, but physical contact makes it much easier for her to do so.
Source: Touch Telepathy -
Kahlan Amnell, and by extension all Confessors, in the Sword of Truth series are an inverse of this: Nobody wants to touch them, because their powers work through physical contact.
Source: Hates Being Touched - Touch Telepathy: Unicorns need physical contact in order to speak to people telepathically.
Cite this Source
Touch and Physical contact. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/physical_contact/touch
Physical contact & Touch. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/physical_contact/touch>.
Touch or Physical contact. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/physical_contact/touch.
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