Synonyms of pitching

pitching

verb

present participle of pitch

1

as in erecting

to fix in an upright position

needed help pitching a tent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erecting
• raising
• rearing
• lifting
• hoisting
• setting up
• upending
• bracing
• elevating
• supporting
• putting up
• upping
• upraising
• buttressing
• upholding
• hiking
• heaving
• uplifting
• heightening
• craning
• boosting
• propping (up)
• shoring (up)
• hefting
• jacking (up)
• picking up
• perking (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattening
• leveling
• demolishing
• tearing down
• knocking down
• razing

2

as in plunging

to cast oneself head first into deep water

when a wave hit the float, I lost my balance and pitched into the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunging
• diving
• sounding
• immersing
• dipping
• submerging
• plunking
• plumping
• belly flopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surfacing

3

as in rocking

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the ship pitched in the choppy sea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rocking
• swaying
• lurching
• shaking
• rolling
• tossing
• vibrating
• jerking
• halting
• wobbling
• careening
• faltering
• seesawing
• tumbling
• reeling
• floundering
• weaving
• wavering
• vacillating
• tottering
• staggering
• stumbling
• hobbling
• blundering
• bucking
• oscillating
• waddling
• teetering
• jolting
• hitching
• undulating
• toddling
• doddering
• wagging
• waggling

4

as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

pitched the baseball almost 50 feet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throwing
• tossing
• hurling
• flinging
• slinging
• firing
• launching
• bowling
• casting
• heaving
• chucking
• pegging
• pelting
• lobbing
• lofting
• hurtling
• catapulting
• dashing
• flipping
• darting
• rolling
• letting fly
• gunning
• projecting
• propelling
• thrusting
• shooting
• ejecting
• precipitating
• hooking
• passing
• bucking
• rifling
• impelling

5

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumping
• unloading
• discarding
• ditching
• losing
• tossing
• abandoning
• scrapping
• jettisoning
• rejecting
• shedding
• exorcising
• casting (off)
• eliminating
• chucking
• junking
• removing
• flinging (off or away)
• sloughing (off)
• throwing away
• shucking (off)
• disposing of
• sluffing (off)
• laying by
• deep-sixing
• eighty-sixing
• setting aside
• dismissing
• throwing out
• forsaking
• cashiering
• abdicating
• deserting
• eradicating
• abolishing
• kicking out
• exterminating
• wiping out
• expunging
• stamping (out)
• extirpating
• extinguishing
• liquidating
• annihilating
• rooting (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopting
• using
• embracing
• employing
• utilizing
• holding
• keeping
• taking on
• retaining
• holding back

6

as in promoting

to provide publicity for

the cutting-edge ad agency was hired to pitch our products to a younger generation of consumers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoting
• selling
• publicizing
• advertising
• announcing
• hyping
• touting
• ballyhooing
• plugging
• pushing
• boosting
• publishing
• merchandising
• praising
• barking
• reviewing
• beating the drum (for)
• talking up
• endorsing
• broadcasting
• hailing
• lauding
• recommending
• acclaiming
• plumping (for)
• plonking (for)
• plunking (for)

7

as in tilting

to set or cause to be at an angle

the roof should be pitched steeply enough to prevent an excessive accumulation of snow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tilting
• sloping
• angling
• leaning
• tipping
• slanting
• inclining
• cocking
• listing
• heeling
• banking
• canting
• bending
• deviating
• retreating
• descending
• veering
• reclining
• declining
• swerving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evening
• straightening
• flattening
• leveling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pitching

Local advocates are pushing prefab even further, pitching off‑grid cottage villages powered by solar and advanced water recycling — an affordable, sustainable vision that may test Altadena’s appetite for denser housing. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

The series, which sees entrepreneurs pitching their companies to a panel of multi-millionaire and billionaire investors, is produced by MGM Television, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, in association with Sony Pictures Television. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 July 2026

The Padres’ starting pitching woes continued, as Walker Buehler allowed seven runs in five innings one start after yielding nine runs in four innings. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

Ask Better Questions Ask questions rather than pitching yourself. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Purchasers will get 1 hour and can have up to eight guests to take at-bats and shag balls in the outfield, but will not be permitted to run the bases and will have a pitching machine operator Included. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

His next assignment might be pitching the ninth inning for the AL. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Kyle Schwarber is threatening home run records, even as pitching continues to improve. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

This loss was the 31st instance of the Giants’ pitching staff combining to walk at least five batters, which is tied with the Kansas City Royals for the fourth-most such games in the majors. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 June 2026