Synonyms for pitch
pɪtʃpitch

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1. pitch

   Synonyms:
   throw, fling, cast, hurl

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 4 votes

1. pitchnoun

   the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

   Synonyms:
   slant, lurch, pitch shot, pitching, delivery, sales talk, tar, sales pitch, auction pitch, rake

2. pitch, deliverynoun

   (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

   Synonyms:
   manner of speaking, livery, lurch, delivery, pitch shot, tar, auction pitch, rescue, pitching, obstetrical delivery, slant, rake, deliverance, legal transfer, sales talk, sales pitch, bringing, speech, saving

3. pitchnoun

   a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)

   "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"

   Synonyms:
   slant, lurch, pitch shot, pitching, delivery, sales talk, tar, sales pitch, auction pitch, rake

4. sales talk, sales pitch, pitchnoun

   promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

   Synonyms:
   slant, lurch, pitch shot, pitching, delivery, sales talk, tar, sales pitch, auction pitch, rake

5. pitch, rake, slantnoun

   degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

   "the roof had a steep pitch"

   Synonyms:
   rakehell, angle, lurch, delivery, roue, pitch shot, rip, tar, auction pitch, pitching, blood, rake, sales talk, profligate, sales pitch, slant

6. pitch, tarnoun

   any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

   Synonyms:
   seafarer, lurch, delivery, gob, pitch shot, old salt, tar, auction pitch, mariner, pitching, sea dog, slant, rake, sales talk, sales pitch, seaman

7. pitch, pitch shotnoun

   a high approach shot in golf

   Synonyms:
   slant, lurch, pitch shot, pitching, delivery, sales talk, tar, sales pitch, auction pitch, rake

8. pitch, auction pitchnoun

   an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump

   Synonyms:
   slant, lurch, pitch shot, pitching, delivery, sales talk, tar, sales pitch, auction pitch, rake

9. lurch, pitch, pitchingnoun

   abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

   "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"

   Synonyms:
   stagger, tar, pitch shot, lunge, stumble, delivery, slant, lurch, pitching, auction pitch, sales pitch, sales talk, rake

10. pitchverb

    the action or manner of throwing something

    "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"

    Synonyms:
    slant, lurch, pitch shot, pitching, delivery, sales talk, tar, sales pitch, auction pitch, rake

11. flip, toss, sky, pitchverb

    throw or toss with a light motion

    "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

    Synonyms:
    throw out, toss out, discard, slant, jactitate, twitch, flick, thresh, flip, toss away, lurch, slash, tilt, cant over, deliver, cant, peddle, huckster, thrash, tack, shift, gear, alternate, dispose, switch, chuck, thresh about, leaf, cast aside, cast away, sky, convulse, riff, thrash about, cast out, thumb, chuck out, riffle, toss, flip-flop, hawk, set up, flip over, turn over, incline, fling, throw away, flip out, slope, throw, vend, interchange, put away, monger

12. lurch, pitch, shiftverb

    move abruptly

    "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

    Synonyms:
    cant, gear, transfer, huckster, set up, cant over, flip, tilt, agitate, deliver, peddle, hawk, stir, change, prowl, switch, reel, reposition, sky, keel, swag, budge, lurch, toss, change over, careen, shift, wobble, dislodge, incline, monger, slope, skunk, vend, stagger, slant

13. pitchverb

    fall or plunge forward

    "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

    Synonyms:
    gear, vend, toss, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, set up, hawk, shift, tilt, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, incline, cant, sky, slant

14. pitchverb

    set to a certain pitch

    "He pitched his voice very low"

    Synonyms:
    gear, vend, toss, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, set up, hawk, shift, tilt, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, incline, cant, sky, slant

15. peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitchverb

    sell or offer for sale from place to place

    Synonyms:
    set up, toss, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, vend, gear, slant, haggle, tilt, clear the throat, shift, hawk, incline, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, higgle, cant, sky, chaffer

16. slope, incline, pitchverb

    be at an angle

    "The terrain sloped down"

    Synonyms:
    set up, be given, lean, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, vend, gear, cant over, hawk, shift, tilt, dispose, flip, run, monger, deliver, incline, cant, sky, toss, slant, tend

17. cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitchverb

    heel over

    "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

    Synonyms:
    set up, lean, huckster, lurch, wobble, peddle, vend, tip, slope, careen, shift, tilt, hawk, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, cant, incline, weight, angle, sky, toss, slant, gear

18. pitch, set upverb

    erect and fasten

    "pitch a tent"

    Synonyms:
    cant, tack together, put together, huckster, found, prepare, instal, piece, tack, gear up, fix, establish, put in, tilt, deliver, peddle, put up, frame, entrap, gear, install, arrange, flip, sky, assemble, order, erect, put, ensnare, raise, lay out, launch, lurch, toss, hawk, ready, set up, shift, incline, effect, monger, effectuate, slope, rear, cant over, vend, set, rig, slant

19. deliver, pitchverb

    throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball

    "The pitcher delivered the ball"

    Synonyms:
    cant, gear, extradite, rescue, huckster, hand over, surrender, cant over, flip, deliver, return, tilt, save, fork over, fork up, present, have, deport, redeem, peddle, sky, slant, give up, turn in, birth, render, lurch, toss, hawk, set up, shift, incline, fork out, cede, slope, drive home, vend, give birth, monger, bear

20. pitchverb

    hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

    Synonyms:
    gear, vend, toss, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, set up, hawk, shift, tilt, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, incline, cant, sky, slant

21. pitchverb

    lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

    Synonyms:
    gear, vend, toss, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, set up, hawk, shift, tilt, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, incline, cant, sky, slant

22. gear, pitchverb

    set the level or character of

    "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

    Synonyms:
    set up, vend, toss, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, gear, hawk, shift, tilt, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, incline, cant, sky, slant

Matched Categories

1. • Adapt
   • Bitumen
   • Cards
   • Erect
   • Fall
   • Hit
   • Lean
   • Motion
   • Move
   • Play
   • Position
   • Sell
   • Set
   • Ship
   • Sound Property

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pitchnoun

   Synonyms:
   degree of elevation

2. pitchnoun

   Synonyms:
   degree, measure, extent, range, rate

3. pitchnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Mus.) elevation of the key-note

4. pitchverb

   Synonyms:
   throw, cast, fling, hurl, toss, launch, send, dart, lance, jaculate

5. pitchverb

   Synonyms:
   set (as a tent), fix, plant, place, station, locate, settle, establish

6. pitchverb

   Synonyms:
   fall, plunge, throw one's self

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1. pitchnoun

   Synonyms:
   slope, declivity, slant

2. pitchnoun

   Synonyms:
   bitumen, asphaltum

3. pitchverb

   Synonyms:
   cast, hurl, toss, throw, fling, heave, chuck, plunge, decline, slope, slant

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "pitch":

   brea, stalls, pitching, bitumen, iaunch, stall, tone, coking, veld

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How to use pitch in a sentence?

1. Alex Reyes:

   I’m feeling healthy and my arm’s feeling good, as a competitor I’m willing to pitch wherever and whenever my name is called go out there and get quick outs.

2. Joseph Yun:

   Probably more than anyone else -- more than Donald Trump, more than Kim Jong Un -- there is more at stake for Moon Jae-in than either of them, and so he will be desperate to make sure that there is a meeting. And I would expect he will make his best pitch.

3. Marcel Koller:

   It's always been important to look at his qualities as a footballer, he's always had ability from that perspective but he wasn't necessarily able to harness that ability on the pitch, it is important that he has confidence even if he makes a mistake. Right from the outset, we knew we needed to support him, to try and talk to him, to try and help him to improve.

4. Matthew Costello:

   The Reagans loved to throw state dinners, in the 80s, global change was reaching a fever pitch, and Ronald Reagan had secured the admiration of several leaders.

5. Major League Baseball:

   At last check, the pitch timer had reduced the average time of game in MiLB by about 26 minutes.