Synonyms of hitch

hitch 1 of 2

noun

1

as in snag

a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized

there are always a few hitches when you launch a system as complex as this one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snag
• risk
• catch
• kicker
• land mine
• booby trap
• pitfall
• gimmick
• gotcha
• joker
• trip wire
• surprise
• hazard
• web
• snare
• trap
• bomb
• surprize
• catch-22
• peril
• bombshell
• bait
• decoy
• lure

2

as in tenure

a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position

signed on for a three-year hitch in the army

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tenure
• term
• stint
• tour
• shift
• watch
• duration
• time
• standing
• lifetime
• turn
• go
• cycle
• span
• stretch
• run
• spell
• life span
• life

hitch

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verb

ˈhich 

1

as in to yank

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion

kept hitching up his pants because they were too big in the waist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yank
• jerk
• pull
• lurch
• twitch
• tug
• grab
• shake
• buck
• bump
• jolt
• hoick
• drag
• tear
• jig
• jog
• snatch
• stagger
• lug
• jiggle
• rip
• jounce
• pluck
• wrench
• joggle
• tweak
• pitch
• snap (up)
• wring
• wrest

2

as in to connect

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

she escaped out the window by using a makeshift rope of bedsheets and clothing she'd hitched together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connect
• couple
• integrate
• link
• string
• yoke
• hook
• chain
• interconnect
• combine
• join
• compound
• conjugate
• concatenate
• cord
• catenate
• dovetail
• wire
• interlink
• weld
• interlock
• fuse
• articulate
• cement
• intermesh
• coalesce
• unite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disconnect
• unhitch
• separate
• split
• uncouple
• divide
• disunite
• detach
• part
• disengage
• dissever
• disjoin
• unyoke
• unlink
• sever
• unchain
• rupture
• cleave
• disjoint
• sunder

3

as in to secure

to put securely in place or in a desired position

hitched the trailer to the back of the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secure
• fasten
• clamp
• catch
• anchor
• fix
• moor
• set
• stuff
• wedge
• lodge
• embed
• implant
• imbed
• intrench
• entrench
• engrain
• ingrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosen
• loose
• unfasten
• pull
• extract
• prize
• tear (out)
• unloose
• unloosen
• pry
• yank
• unfix
• uproot
• root (out)
• wrest

4

as in to bum

to travel by securing free rides

her brother hitched across the country after he graduated from college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bum
• hitchhike
• hijack
• thumb
• stow away
• highjack
• carjack

Examples of hitch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But the debate went off without a hitch, both candidates had strong showings, and it wasn't judged to have a big effect on the presidential race. —Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024

He was drafted into the Army in 1962 and spent his two-year hitch stationed in New York State. —Bruce Haring, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024

Verb

In other words, the model followed by musicians—forming bands to meet strippers to do drugs with—has been blown up completely, and consumers' appetites for branding that’s hitched to that ethos have bottomed out accordingly. —Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024

And yet Musk is hitching his wagon to Trump’s candidacy, a fact that throws into question the former’s commitment to clean energy. —Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2024

Phrases Containing hitch

• without a hitch