pit against

verb

pitted against; pitting against; pits against

: to cause (someone or something) to fight or compete against (another person or thing)

Tonight's game will pit Smith against Johnson for the championship.

The game requires you to pit your wits against the computer.

Examples of pit against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both of Saturday’s quarterfinals see a previous winner (in Argentina’s case a multiple winner and the reigning champion) pitted against a team trying to reach the semi-finals for the first time. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 July 2026

The series — which followed a doctor pitted against his best friends in his efforts to prevent an ancient disease that turns people into vampires — seemed to find its audience. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

But that only makes the competitive failures look worse, with MLS sides repeatedly losing spectacularly when pitted against Liga MX foes in the late stages of Concacaf competition. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The crowd is in bright colors today, with red (Egypt) pitted against yellow (Australia). — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026

Rhymes for pit against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed