Synonyms of scratch

Antonyms of scratch

Collocations of scratch

start from scratch
Frequency: 90 %

After the fire destroyed their home, they had to start from scratch and rebuild everything.

scratch the surface
Frequency: 80 %

I only had time to scratch the surface of the topic during my presentation.

itchy scratchy
Frequency: 70 %

The bug bite left an itchy scratchy mark on my arm.

scratch paper
Frequency: 60 %

I used scratch paper to work out the math problem before writing my final answer.

scratch and sniff
Frequency: 50 %

The children enjoyed playing with the scratch and sniff stickers.

Idiomatic Expressions for scratch

  • Phrase: back to square one
    Meaning: returning to the starting point or the beginning of a process
    Usage: After the initial plan fell through, we were back to square one and had to rethink our strategy.