Synonyms of pitchy

pitchy

adjective

ˈpi-chē 

1

as in darkened

being without light or without much light

we stood staring into the pitchy dark forest, trying to determine what had made the strange cry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darkened
• dark
• murky
• black
• dusky
• unlit
• dim
• darkling
• obscured
• gloomy
• somber
• darksome
• lightless
• dimmed
• obscure
• darkish
• dusk
• pitch-dark
• pitch-black
• tenebrous
• caliginous
• rayless
• stygian
• crepuscular
• moonless
• misty
• lackluster
• twilit
• tenebrific
• gray
• starless
• pale
• dull
• shady
• dulled
• cloudy
• leaden
• shadowy
• clouded
• fuliginous
• foggy
• soupy
• smoggy
• sunless
• befogged
• shadowlike
• beclouded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• light
• bright
• brilliant
• luminous
• lit
• shining
• illuminated
• lucid
• lucent
• lightsome
• incandescent
• sparkling
• illumined
• radiant
• beamy
• effulgent
• brightened
• glaring
• lambent
• glowing
• resplendent
• alight
• glossy
• shiny
• beaming
• lustrous
• aglitter
• moony
• relucent
• agleam
• moonlit
• ultrabright
• sunlit
• highlighted
• ablaze
• starlit
• spotlighted
• floodlit

2

as in black

having the color of soot or coal

the trigger-happy soldiers couldn't see a thing in the pitchy darkness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• black
• dark
• ebony
• sable
• pitch-black
• pitch-dark
• raven
• dusky
• blackish
• inky
• brunet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• white
• pale
• light
• bright
• brilliant
• palish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pitchy

Jean-Baptiste’s voice is alluringly pitchy and thin, and gives needed perspective to the almost overfamiliar tropes on the album. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026

Kelly’s videos, delivered in her distinctive, pitchy voice (think Valley girl with notes of humdrum detachment a la the famously monotone comedian Ben Stein), are both personal and woven with running gags. — Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026

About a mile from the truck, Lou pulled out his bugle tube and ripped off a pitchy location bugle. — Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025

Stepping off the platform, Sandoval went on to deliver a breathless, oftentimes pitchy performance of The Weeknd’s chart-topping lyrics. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025

This wasn't an amateur with pitchy vocals hoping for a shot at fame; this was a full-fledged soulful rock star. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025

Word of mouth among those who had stayed in the theater though described the singing portion as a bit pitchy. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025