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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Ohtani, who hasn’t pitched since July 3 due to lingering knee and biceps issues, winced in pain throughout his eight-pitch at-bat against reliever Riley O’Brien, seeming to strain himself with every muscle flex, let alone big-league hacks. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Miami’s Cade Gibson (3-1) pitched a third of an inning for the win. — Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Emmanuel Clase, a baseball closer who pitched for the Cleveland Guardians, reportedly rigged individual pitches across three seasons. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 An arduous journey Pearson pitched four seasons with the Blue Jays. — Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Starter Jake Bennett pitched six innings in the Baltimore humidity, soaked through his jersey and red in the face from the first inning onward. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Ryan Zeferjahn pitched a scoreless eighth and Ryan Rolison tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Taylor pitched a career-high 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings and was credited with the win as the Sox defeated the Twins 7-4 in front of 28,140. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 Drew Gilbert homered and drove in the go-ahead run, Landen Roupp pitched five solid innings and the San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 6-1 on Thursday night to snap a four-game home losing streak against the Diamondbacks. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 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

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Summary The Chicago Cubs are currently shuffling their infield due to Dansby Swanson's oblique injury, moving Nico Hoerner to shortstop and Pedro Ramírez to second base.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
There was the oblique strain in early April that sidelined him for more than a month.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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In 2021, Parton asked Tennessee lawmakers to withdraw a bill that would have allowed a statue of her to be erected on the grounds of the state Capitol.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Fans of Dolly Parton have erected a memorial at the legendary singer-songwriter’s star on Nashville’s Music City Walk of Fame, placing flowers, cards and candles that continue to burn into the morning hours.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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Cheng Xin | Getty Images Lululemon shares plunged more than 20% this morning after the athleisure retailer's weak revenue report and outlook.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
In the same time, shootings plunged 48%, robberies 35% and car thefts 20% — and those levels have generally improved or held this year.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of plunged

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Saturday, former Hawaii running back Tylan Hines ran for 250 yards while former Wyoming starter Kaden Anderson threw two touchdowns.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Darian Mensah threw five touchdowns in his Miami debut and the Hurricanes defense held Stanford out of the end zone.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

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The same year, Martin was promoted to president and general manager of the station.

— Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2026
By 2011, Bayliss was promoted to CEO of Virgin Group, overseeing a sprawling portfolio that includes an airline, telecommunications giant, gym chain, and commercial space-tourism business.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026