HITCHING Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

hitching

verb

present participle of hitch

as in yanking

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion kept hitching up his pants because they were too big in the waist

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as in connecting

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole she escaped out the window by using a makeshift rope of bedsheets and clothing she'd hitched together

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as in securing

to put securely in place or in a desired position hitched the trailer to the back of the car

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as in hitchhiking

to travel by securing free rides her brother hitched across the country after he graduated from college

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Recent Examples of hitching Others rented bicycles to pedal around the 8-mile island loop, pausing to climb the stairs to Arch Rock, shop for fudge, and relax over a drink at Pink Pony before hitching the last tender back to the ship. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026 Like Tubbs, Ferguson was new to the city, having only recently settled there after the better part of a year spent hitching trains with his pregnant girlfriend. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 The union called on the city to add hitching posts to the park where unattended horses can be secured. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026 The union also backed a separate City Council bill that only has eight sponsors, which would make several changes to horse carriage regulations, including more training and hitching posts in the park to tether the horses. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 June 2026 Investing in business development companies often means hitching our wagons to the market’s most prominent asset managers. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 Within two years of being published, Longfellow’s book had sold fifty thousand copies, and Lewis recognized the commercial appeal of hitching a sculpture to a popular story. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 The developmental vehicle returned to Earth empty, while its crew remained behind at the orbital outpost before hitching a ride home in March 2025 with Boeing's SpaceX competitor. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 June 2026 More urgent and concerning is the possibility of winter ticks hitching a ride on mule deer that migrate into Alaska. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026

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The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily chucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie’s childhood tradition.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
The tentacular Scylla is seen briefly but makes an impact, yanking sailors off Odysseus’s ship in a series of loud jump scares.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026

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Moving between Paris and Belo Horizonte, the film explores grief, migration, Black identity and the invisible ties connecting women across generations.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Lacking modern long-distance communication, Romans relished any opportunity for connecting with each other in person, even in the restroom.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of connecting

Verb

The staff is also quick to offer assistance in securing a reservation for dinner at Matilda or booking the wellness room, which has an infrared sauna facing the mountains and a small area with workout equipment.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
During the quarter, the company made its Okta for AI Agents tool for managing and securing agents available to all customers.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of securing

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Goodman was hitchhiking in the days following the festival when a driver stopped to give him a ride.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
There are dozens of examples of invasive marine species hitchhiking on ships and threatening ecosystems around the globe.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

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By coupling authentic conversations with a practical commitment to structural fairness, leaders can effectively stabilize engagement and sustain performance.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
These included material losses, differences between individual resonators, unwanted backscattering, coupling variations, phase errors, and thermal crosstalk between neighboring components.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of coupling

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