pit against

phrasal 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

During that span, in February 1973, while George Foreman was the champion, Bugner was pitted against Ali, and went the distance with the former and future champ, losing by unanimous. —Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025

Acceleration aside, the Skoda Elroq excels in ride comfort when pitted against many of its rivals. —Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Here, Stamp is pitted against a smarmy California counterpart played by another counterculture screen legend — Peter Fonda, of Easy Rider fame — and both men show how much the optimistic hedonism of the ’60s has soured. —Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025

Compass spokesperson Amy Luft told the Statesman that public transportation and freeway improvements are not pitted against each other. —Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for pit against

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