PITCHED Synonyms: 270 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in tilted

inclined or twisted to one side pitched and badly weathered, the fence looked ready to fall down at any moment

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as in leaning

running in a slanting direction a sharply pitched rooftop

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pitched

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verb

past tense of pitch

as in erected

to fix in an upright position needed help pitching a tent

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as in plunged

to cast oneself head first into deep water when a wave hit the float, I lost my balance and pitched into the lake

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surfaced

as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the ship pitched in the choppy sea

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as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm pitched the baseball almost 50 feet

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as in dumped

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again

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as in promoted

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

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as in sloped

to set or cause to be at an angle the roof should be pitched steeply enough to prevent an excessive accumulation of snow

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Recent Examples of pitched

Adjective

The pitched and often emotional vote over Proposition 40 exposed deep fissures in the state party over how to respond to growing grassroots anger over wealth inequality. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Noise colors can be high-pitched (rapidly vibrating) sounds, low-pitched (slowly vibrating) sounds, or a combination. — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026 Soon the noise became louder and high-pitched. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026 Waves of noise were coming from every which way, the low rumble of conversation broken by the higher pitched sounds of laughter and pint glasses. — Sarah Chamberlain, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 Reactions were swift and high-pitched. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025

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Earlier this year at Build, for instance, the company pitched Windows as a developer-first OS. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Battle Creek has pitched a project to renaturalize part of the Kalamazoo River that runs over concrete. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Seymour pitched a 1-2-3 eighth and Bryan Baker finished with a perfect ninth for his fourth postseason save. — Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 The Brewers’ bullpen has pitched 9-2/3 innings in the series, yielding just two hits — both off Abner Uribe — and three walks. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Mirhosseni recalls being shocked at Mac’s deeper understanding of filmmaking as the director pitched him cinephile references like David Fincher’s mystery thriller The Game and Wong Kar-Wai’s 2000 film In the Mood for Love. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 The Japanese right-hander pitched a three-hitter in a 5-1 victory at Milwaukee in Game 2 of last year's NLCS. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 This year’s forum features 35 projects that will be pitched to producers, financiers, sales agents, broadcasters, distributors and film funds from across Africa and the rest of the globe. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 It was actually first pitched by Declan Lowney, one of our directors, who is an Irishman himself. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched

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The tilted surfaces were mostly chosen to mimic raindrops in the real world.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
But analysts say risks to oil prices remain tilted to the upside.

— , CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of tilted

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At best, the invitation to become a white-leader draws an oblique link between white paint and the discourse of racial discrimination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Reaves missed those games — and his shot at his first All-NBA and All-Star selections — because of right groin soreness in November, a left calf strain in December and January, and a left oblique strain in April.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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Oceanfront homes in coastal California cities, such as Long Beach and Newport Beach, were partially submerged as heavy surf breached sand berms that had been erected to keep the water away.

— Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
Water from a massive swell — double the size that was initially predicted — blasted through 20-foot berms erected at the Wedge and washed out roads from about 21st Street to 6th Street, officials said.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of erected

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Oracle, a heavy borrower, dropped 9% on Wednesday and is now down 33% for the year while neocloud CoreWeave plunged 15%, wiping out its gains for 2026.

— Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Scores in reading comprehension and mathematics have plunged, according to the latest PISA report, which evaluates students worldwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of plunged

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The little girl would later tell officers that her brother grabbed the knife and threw it at her, the blade hitting her chest.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Patrick Mahomes threw for 382 yards and three touchdowns, improving to 8-0 in regular-season overtime games.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of threw

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Hurricane Lane dumped 58 inches (147 centimeters) of rain on Kahuna Falls, Hawaii, the following year.

— Zachary Handlos, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Remnants of Hurricane Isaias dumped more than 5 inches of rain in parts of North Carolina, causing flash flooding, at least five landslides and 11,000 power outages early Sunday.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of dumped

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Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse asked why the company promoted the idea of users uploading X-rays to Grok, asking if that was safe and if HIPPA protections applied.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
The singer-songwriter and pianist promoted his new record, AGAPE, earlier this month, according to a press release.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026