Synonyms of pitch into

pitch into

phrase

1

as in approach

to start work on energetically

We pitched into the project immediately.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approach
• dive (into)
• tackle
• light into
• have at
• sail into
• undertake
• wade (in or into)
• tear into
• attack
• address
• concentrate (on)
• settle (down)
• fall (to)
• focus (on)
• pursue
• buckle (down to)
• go at
• face
• pitch in
• plunge (in)
• knuckle down (to)
• zero (in on)
• take up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• evade
• shun
• potter (around)
• monkey (around)
• play
• fiddle (around)
• mess
• idle
• trifle
• putter (around)
• lag
• fool
• poke
• dally
• dawdle
• dillydally

2

as in attack

to take sudden, violent action against

He pitched into his opponent without hesitation.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• assault
• raid
• storm
• strike
• light into
• turn (on)
• set at
• tear into
• charge
• set on
• ambush
• set upon
• round on
• fly at
• rob
• descend (on or upon)
• jump (on)
• pounce (on or upon)
• go in (on)
• invade
• rush
• beset
• sic
• assail
• trash
• swarm
• beat up on
• bushwhack
• go at
• mob
• sack
• gang up (on)
• surprise
• flank
• bomb
• mug
• cannon
• blitz
• barrage
• besiege
• buffet
• nuke
• batter
• waylay
• loot
• bang away (at)
• plaster
• plunder
• bombard
• cannonade
• ravage
• bum-rush
• pillage
• ambuscade
• foray
• harry
• beleaguer
• overrun
• envelop
• press

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• cover
• secure
• defend
• guard
• shield

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pitch into

Nick Pivetta yielded two runs and five hits while pitching into the fifth for the Padres, and Dustin May got pulled abruptly with a 1-0 count on Bogaerts and a runner aboard in the fourth. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Chris Bassitt pitched into the seventh for the Orioles (75-78), who moved within 2 1/2 games of the Chicago White Sox for the last American League playoff berth. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Squeezing a football pitch into a space designed for baseball made for an awkward and unusual look, particularly in terms of how some seats almost hugged the touchline as others sat 60 or so yards back. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Right-hander Ben Joyce, who had not given up a run in any of his first six games, was a strike away from ending it when the Rangers’ Wyatt Langford blooped a 102 mph pitch into right field for a game-tying double. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

Adam Jones hit Collin McHugh’s first pitch into the seats in left field and Hyun Soo Kim singled before Manny Machado, Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo homered in succession. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026