Synonyms for pit
pɪtpit

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. pit

   Synonyms:
   hollow, gulf, trench, excavation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pit, cavitynoun

   a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

   "they dug a pit to bury the body"

   Synonyms:
   fossa, stone pit, infernal region, enclosed space, quarry, cavity, cavum, dental caries, nether region, endocarp, pit, stone, perdition, caries, colliery, tooth decay, pitfall, orchestra pit, bodily cavity

2. pit, fossanoun

   a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

   Synonyms:
   stone pit, quarry, fossa cat, genus Fossa, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, pit, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarp

3. stone, pit, endocarpnoun

   the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

   "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"

   Synonyms:
   stone pit, quarry, gemstone, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, pit, gem, stone, orchestra pit, rock, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarp

4. Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pitnoun

   (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

   "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson

   Synonyms:
   orchestra pit, hellhole, stone pit, infernal region, netherworld, sin, quarry, cavity, blaze, nether region, endocarp, pit, underworld, fossa, the pits, colliery, perdition, stone, inferno, conflagration, pitfall, hell, snake pit, hell on earth

5. pitnoun

   an enclosure in which animals are made to fight

   Synonyms:
   stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarp

6. pitnoun

   (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on

   Synonyms:
   stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarp

7. pitnoun

   (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled

   Synonyms:
   stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarp

8. pit, pitfallnoun

   a trap in the form of a concealed hole

   Synonyms:
   stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, pit, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarp, booby trap

9. pit, quarry, stone pitnoun

   a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

   "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"

   Synonyms:
   stone pit, quarry, target, fair game, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, pit, stone, orchestra pit, prey, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarp

10. orchestra pit, pitnoun

    lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

    Synonyms:
    stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, pit, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarp

11. colliery, pitverb

    a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

    Synonyms:
    stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, pit, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarp

12. pit, oppose, match, play offverb

    set into opposition or rivalry

    "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"

    Synonyms:
    rival, react, touch, pit, mark, pock, play off, equate, match, fit, meet, couple, equalize, twin, agree, stone, oppose, equalise, counterbalance, pair, contradict, cope with, defend, fight back, equal, gibe, tally, fight, correspond, fight down, jibe, scar, controvert, mate, check

13. scar, mark, pock, pitverb

    mark with a scar

    "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

    Synonyms:
    score, note, notice, stigmatize, punctuate, strike out, grade, set, play off, stone, nock, label, mark, differentiate, brand, cross off, pock, stigmatise, check off, pit, match, tick, tick off, cross out, commemorate, check, denounce, oppose, distinguish, scar, tag, strike off, mark off

14. pit, stoneverb

    remove the pits from

    "pit plums and cherries"

    Synonyms:
    oppose, mark, pit, stone, pock, scar, play off, match, lapidate

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1. • Christianity
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   • Disfigure
   • Enclosure
   • Excavation
   • Hole
   • Imaginary Place
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   • Trap

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pitnoun

   Synonyms:
   excavation, hole, cavity, hollow, indentation, dent, dint, depression, dimple

2. pitnoun

   Synonyms:
   gulf, abyss

3. pitnoun

   Synonyms:
   parquet, parterre

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pitnoun

   Synonyms:
   hollow, hole, excavation, cavity, abyss, parquet, quarry, endocarp, stone, putamen

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

1. List of paraphrases for "pit":

   ipo, pozo, mine, hole, sky, wells, irp, cavity, nuclei, crater, excavation

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1. President Francois Hollande:

   I solemnly promise you all that France will do everything to defeat the army of fanatics who have committed these crimes, that she will act tirelessly to protect her children, the terrorists want to divide us, to oppose us, to pit us against one another. They will fail. They have the cult of death, we have the love of life.

2. Barack Obama:

   We're not going to strengthen our leadership around the world by allowing politicians to insult Muslims or pit groups of Americans against each other, that's not who we are. That's not keeping America safe.

3. Peter Kelly:

   There's a South American soy processor who wants to put on 1,500 crush spreads but hasn't been able to get it legged in, it's the kind of trade that was easy to do in the pit. But there's not a market for it on the screen.

4. Kim Davis:

   I had created such a pit of sin for Kim Davis with my very own hands.

5. Dan Brewer:

   I probably took 2,000 pictures when I was there, medical waste, syringes, ammunition, weapons, classified information, there are the things that were in there. I found one burn pit [where] they were burning asbestos. That’s pretty bad, but the problem was, nobody had the training to know what to do.