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pitched

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of pitched

1 inclined or twisted to one side

  • pitched and badly weathered, the fence looked ready to fall down at any moment
Synonyms of pitched

askew, aslant, atilt, awry, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crazy, crooked, listing, lopsided, oblique, off-kilter, skewed, slanted, slanting, slantwise, tilted, tipping, uneven
Words Related to pitched

asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical

contorted, disordered, distorted, irregular
Phrases Synonymous with pitched

out of plumb (or off plumb)
Near Antonyms of pitched

ordered, orderly, regular, uniform

balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)
Antonyms of pitched

even, level, straight

2 running in a slanting direction

  • a sharply pitched rooftop
Synonyms of pitched

cant, canted, diagonal, graded, inclined, leaning, listing, oblique, raked, slant, slanted, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tilting
Near Antonyms of pitched

horizontal, level

plumb, up-and-down, vertical

parallel, perpendicular

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