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
• pitfall
• booby trap
• gimmick
• gotcha
• joker
• trip wire
• surprise
• hazard
• web
• snare
• trap
• bomb
• catch-22
• peril
• bombshell
• bait
• decoy
• lure

2

as in stint

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

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

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
• rupture
• unchain
• disjoint
• cleave
• 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
• entrench
• 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
• carjack

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hitch

Noun

Harper was encouraged by the interagency work between different public partners that helped the eight matches go off without a major hitch. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

The trailer relies on a hitch coupler force sensor to provide continuous feedback on the pull on the tow vehicle, managing the trailer's movement by increasing motor output or applying the electro-mechanical brakes located at all four wheels. — New Atlas, 23 July 2026

Verb

Like Tubbs, Ferguson was new to the city, having only recently settled there after the better part of a year spent hitching trains with his pregnant girlfriend. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

But when her big bro Sherlock (Henry Cavill) goes missing during the festivities, Enola pauses getting hitched to find him and also unearth a military cover-up. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Phrases Containing hitch

• without a hitch