Synonyms of pitching into

pitching into

phrase

present participle of pitch into

1

as in diving (into)

to start work on energetically

We pitched into the project immediately.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diving (into)
• having at
• wading (in or into)
• tearing into
• going at
• approaching
• sailing into
• tackling
• undertaking
• lighting into
• focusing (on)
• concentrating (on)
• addressing
• attacking
• falling (to)
• settling (down)
• buckling (down to)
• pursuing
• plunging (in)
• pitching in
• knuckling down (to)
• facing
• zeroing (in on)
• taking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• evading
• shunning
• fiddling (around)
• playing
• trifling
• lagging
• idling
• messing
• fooling
• puttering (around)
• poking
• pottering (around)
• monkeying (around)
• dawdling
• dallying
• dillydallying

2

as in attacking

to take sudden, violent action against

He pitched into his opponent without hesitation.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• raiding
• assaulting
• turning (on)
• storming
• descending (on or upon)
• flying at
• setting on
• going in (on)
• setting at
• tearing into
• jumping (on)
• setting upon
• rounding on
• going at
• striking
• pouncing (on or upon)
• lighting into
• beating up on
• robbing
• charging
• ambushing
• rushing
• invading
• assailing
• swarming
• ganging up (on)
• bushwhacking
• besetting
• trashing
• banging away (at)
• siccing
• surprising
• flanking
• bombing
• sacking
• mobbing
• besieging
• mugging
• ambuscading
• blitzing
• waylaying
• bombarding
• looting
• battering
• nuking
• ravaging
• buffeting
• plundering
• cannonading
• bum-rushing
• plastering
• barraging
• pillaging
• beleaguering
• enveloping
• cannoning
• harrying
• pressing
• overrunning
• foraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• covering
• defending
• guarding
• securing
• shielding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pitching into

Aroldis Chapman set the major league record for relief strikeouts after rookie Jake Bennett yielded five hits while pitching into the eighth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

Peterson, though, shook it off and displayed focus and professionalism, allowing only one more run while pitching into the sixth inning of an 8-2 victory. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 28 June 2026