Refrain and Touch

Refrain

Refrain verb - Resist doing something.

Touch is an antonym for refrain.

Nearby Words: refrained, refraining

Touch

Touch verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.

Refrain is an antonym for touch in make physical contact topic.

Common collocations

enemy refrain enemy touch enemy
daughter refrain daughter touch daughter

Both words in one sentence

  • The refrain of "The Bad Touch" by the Bloodhound Gang mentions acting out the animal mating scenes in nature programs that originally aired on the Discovery Channel (and since moved to sister channel Animal Planet).
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Touch and Refrain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/refrain/touch
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