Pit Synonyms and Antonyms

pĭt
An area sunk below its surroundings
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. basin
  2. concavity
  3. depression
  4. dip
  5. quarry
  6. pitfall
  7. hollow
  8. sag
  9. sink
  10. sinkhole
  11. stone pit
Antonyms:
  1. mountain
A place known for its great filth or corruption
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cavity
  2. abyss
  3. hole
  4. stone
  5. endocarp
  6. cesspit
  7. quarry
  8. cesspool
  9. crater
  10. excavation
  11. sink
  12. foxhole
  13. hollow
  14. depression
  15. lacuna
  16. armpit
  17. parquet
  18. putamen
To place in opposition or be in opposition to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. oppose
  2. match
  3. play off
  4. counter
Antonyms:
  1. agree
  2. go along
A fertilized plant ovule capable of germinating
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. kernel
  2. pip
  3. hell
  4. perdition
  5. seed
  6. inferno
  7. infernal region
  8. nether-region
Antonyms:
  1. heaven
Remove the pits from
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. abaddon
  2. abyss
  3. cavern
  4. cavity
  5. chasm
  6. crater
  7. depression
  8. stone
  9. scar
  10. downfall
  11. foxhole
  12. grave
  13. gully
  14. hell
  15. hole
  16. hollow
  17. indentation
  18. mine
  19. pockmark
  20. seed
  21. mark
  22. shaft
  23. sump
  24. trap
  25. trench
  26. underworld
  27. well
  28. pock
A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. fossa
A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. colliery
Lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. orchestra pit
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. lacunal
  2. lacunar
  3. pitted

Words Related to Pit

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. convex
  2. clean
  3. support
  4. start
  5. right
  6. F13B
  7. F381B
  8. pits
  9. F125F
  10. F162B
  11. F64F
  12. gravel
  13. F77B
  14. ditch
  15. F353B
  16. the-pit
  17. clay-lined

Pit Sentence Examples

  • A cold feeling began in the pit of her stomach.

  • We're building a fire pit here for a campsite.

  • A full-grown larva digs a pit about 2 in.

  • Dread stirred at the pit of her stomach.

  • Heaviness settled into the pit of his stomach.

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