-
noun
physical contact
Synonyms: blow, brush, caress, collision, communication, contact, contingence, crash, cuddling, embrace, feel, feeling, fondling, graze, grope, handling, hit, hug, impact, junction, kiss, lick, manipulation, nudge, palpation, pat, peck, perception, percussion, petting, push, rub, rubbing, scratch, shock, stroke, stroking, tactility, taction, tap, taste, touching
-
noun
tiny amount
Synonyms: bit, dash, detail, drop, hint, inkling, intimation, jot, pinch, scent, shade, smack, small amount, smattering, soupçon, speck, spot, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tincture, tinge, trace, whiff
Antonyms: lot
-
noun
manner, method
Synonyms: ability, acquaintance, adeptness, adroitness, approach, art, artistry, awareness, characteristic, command, communication, contact, deftness, direction, effect, facility, faculty, familiarity, finish, flair, hand, handiwork, influence, knack, mastery, skill, style, talent, technique, trademark, understanding, virtuosity, way
-
verb
make physical contact
Synonyms: abut, adjoin, be in contact, border, brush, butt on, caress, come together, communicate, contact, converge, dab, examine, feel, feel up, finger, fondle, frisk, glance, graze, grope, handle, hit, impinge upon, inspect, join, kiss, lay a finger on, lick, line, manipulate, march, massage, meet, neighbor, osculate, palm, palpate, partake, pat, paw, percuss, pet, probe, push, reach, rub, scrutinize, sip, smooth, strike, stroke, suck, sweep, tag, tap, taste, thumb, tickle, tip, toy, verge
Antonyms: cower, shrink, shy away
-
verb
have an effect on
Synonyms: affect, arouse, carry, disturb, excite, feel out, get through to, get to, grab, impress, influence, inspire, make an impression, mark, melt, move, quicken, soften, stimulate, stir, strike, strike a chord, stroke, sway, tug at the heart, upset
-
verb
have to do with; regard
Synonyms: affect, be a party to, bear on, bear upon, be associated with, belong to, center upon, concern, concern oneself with, consume, deal with, drink, eat, get involved in, handle, interest, involve, partake of, pertain to, refer to, use, utilize
-
verb
make mention
Synonyms: allude to, bring in, cover, deal with, discuss, go over, mention, note, refer to, speak of, treat
Antonyms: secrete
-
verb
compare with; correspond to
Synonyms: amount, approach, be a match for, be in the same league, be on a par, come near, come to, come up to, equal, hold a candle to, match, measure up, meet, parallel, partake of, rival, tie, verge on