PITCHED Synonyms: 270 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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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

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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 The house, which comes with a private boat dock and direct river access, is characterized by original architectural details from the period, a steep, pitched roof with cross gables, expansive dormer windows, intricate decorative wood trim and a wrap-around porch. —

David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025 Reactions were swift and high-pitched. —

Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025

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Joey Cantillo pitched six scoreless innings, rookie Travis Bazzana capped a five-run third inning with a two-run double and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Angels 7-2 on Monday night. —

Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Miller has already pitched on three consecutive days and twice worked more than an inning. —

Dennis Lin, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Walter pitched two complete-game victories over Creighton and was named most outstanding player of the conference tournament. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026 In Las Vegas, studio heads pitched upcoming releases and plans for more theatrical releases with longer runs at the multiplex. —

Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026 Bryan Baker pitched the ninth for his 10th save despite putting two runners on. —

ABC News, 10 May 2026 Right-handers Huascar Brazobán and Warren pitched the first two innings, getting through the first seven hitters. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026 However, manager Warren Schaeffer lauded the Braves' powerful, deep lineup and said Freeland pitched a decent game. —

Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 4 May 2026 Saarloos, who is in his fifth season at TCU, pitched for the Houston Astros, Oakland A’s and Cincinnati Reds before retiring in 2009. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026

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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
California Democrats got so good at gerrymandering that by the 1980s, the wildly tilted maps had become a political issue themselves.

— Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2026