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

Verb

The founders pitched hundreds of investors, and even kept a spreadsheet logging each meeting’s feedback. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Weaver hasn’t pitched yet since Pittsburgh trailed all three games against the Milwaukee Brewers. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Marlins starter Janson Junk (5-7) pitched three innings and allowed two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out one. — Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Steven Cruz pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his third save this season. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Chloe Cheek pitched well through four innings, allowing just one hit, before the fateful fifth inning. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 Travelers either checked into traditional hotels, often located away from their cars, rented rooms in private homes, pitched tents at roadside auto camps, or simply slept in their vehicles. — Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026 Yan gave up two hits and no runs with two strikeouts and one walk in one inning pitched. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Bradgley Rodriguez pitched a hitless first inning for the Padres before Yuki Matsui (2-1) took over. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

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Compared with tilted plastic rafts used in warmer climates, this design attaches flexible solar panels directly to thick, waterproof foam sheets, reducing wind exposure.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Citi maintained that risks to oil prices remain tilted to the upside, as Iran retains significant control over the timing and terms of any potential agreement to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz energy route.

— Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 10 May 2026

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The lineup is also without 3B Matt Chapman (abdominal strain) and OFs Harrison Bader (plantar fasciitis), Jonah Cox (oblique) and Victor Bericoto (oblique).

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026
Well, Jonah Cox is nearly recovered from his oblique injury and could merit a longer look.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 July 2026

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Spain erected a 1,600-foot sea barrier off Ceuta after tens of thousands of migrants stormed the frontier, a deadly rush that left at least 67 dead.

— Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
With the city hall's toilets out of order, officials erected emergency toilets over sewer manholes outside the building, in temperatures of around 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and stifling humidity.

— USA Today, USA Today, 30 July 2026

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But, SpaceX plunged 37% in July, and 14% on Wednesday after issuing its first earnings report as a public company.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
While on an anniversary trip with her husband, Bernadette Vander Meer plunged to her death from the iconic Angels Landing tower in Zion National Park.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of plunged

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Counsell and head trainer Nick Frangella quickly came out to check on Gausman, who walked it off and threw a couple of test pitches before staying in.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
With former teammate Jorge Posada catching him, Rivera threw 11 pitches to four batters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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The Swannanoa River, across Highway 70 from Barker's street, rose to historic levels after Hurricane Helene dumped intense rainfall on the Appalachian region, after the area had already been hit by a storm just days before.

— Ginger Zee, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The wind whips up sewage dried to a powder that's been dumped for years onto an arid riverbed near the fishing settlement of Rehri Goth, on the outskirts of the Pakistani port city of Karachi.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026