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pitch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pitch

1 an act or instance of diving

the daring pitch of the escaped prisoner into the swirling ocean waters at the base of the cliff

Synonyms of pitch

Words Related to pitch

dip, immersion, submersion

fall, plump, slip, spill, stumble, tumble

belly flop, header, jackknife, swan dive

Near Antonyms of pitch

2 the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon

the steep pitch of the roof makes it too dangerous to walk on

Synonyms of pitch

cant, diagonal, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, rake, slant, slope, upgrade

Words Related to pitch

ascent, bank, climb, rise

Near Antonyms of pitch

declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, fall, hang, hanging, receding

pitch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pitch

1 to fix in an upright position

needed help pitching a tent

Synonyms of pitch

erect, put up, raise, rear, set up, upend, upraise

Words Related to pitch

brace, buttress, prop (up), shore (up), support

boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, up, uphold, uplift

Near Antonyms of pitch

demolish, flatten, knock down, level, raze, tear down

2 to cast oneself head first into deep water

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

Synonyms of pitch

dive, plunge, sound

Words Related to pitch

dip, immerse, submerge

belly flop, plump, plunk (or plonk)

Near Antonyms of pitch

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

the ship pitched in the choppy sea

Synonyms of pitch

careen, lurch, rock, roll, seesaw, sway, toss, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to pitch

blunder, buck, dodder, falter, flounder, halt, hitch, hobble, jerk, jolt, reel, shake, stagger, stumble, teeter, toddle, totter, tumble, vacillate, vibrate, waddle, waver, weave

oscillate, undulate, wag, waggle

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

pitched the baseball almost 50 feet

Synonyms of pitch

cast, catapult, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, lob, loft, peg, pelt, sling, throw, toss

Words Related to pitch

bowl, dart, flip, gun, hook, pass, roll, shoot

buck, eject, impel, precipitate, project, propel, rifle, thrust

Phrases Synonymous with pitch

5 to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again

Synonyms of pitch

cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, discard, ditch, dump, eighty-six (or 86), exorcise (also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, lose, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off) also sluff (off) , throw away, throw out, toss, unload

Words Related to pitch

abandon, abdicate, desert, forsake

dismiss, kick out

abolish, annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, remove, root (out), stamp (out), wipe out

Phrases Synonymous with pitch

dispose of, set aside

Near Antonyms of pitch

adopt, embrace, take on

employ, use, utilize

hold, hold back, keep, retain

6 to provide publicity for

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

Synonyms of pitch

ballyhoo, boost, hype, plug, promote, publicize, talk up, tout

Words Related to pitch

advertise, bark, merchandise (also merchandize), sell

acclaim, hail, laud, praise

endorse (also indorse), plump (for), plunk (for) or plonk (for)

recommend, review

announce, broadcast, publish

Phrases Synonymous with pitch

beat the drum (for)

7 to set or cause to be at an angle

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

Synonyms of pitch

angle, cant, cock, heel, incline, lean, list, slant, slope, tilt, tip

Words Related to pitch

bend, deviate, swerve, veer

decline, descend, recline, retreat

Near Antonyms of pitch

even, flatten, level, straighten

Synonym Discussion of pitch

throw, cast, toss, fling, hurl, pitch, sling mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force. throw is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm.

- can throw a fastball and a curve

cast usually implies lightness in the thing thrown and sometimes a scattering.

- cast it to the winds

toss suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion.

- tossed the coat on the bed

fling stresses a violent throwing.

- flung the ring back in his face

hurl implies power as in throwing a massive weight.

- hurled himself at the intruder

pitch suggests throwing carefully at a target.

- pitch horseshoes

sling stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim.

- slung the bag over his shoulder

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