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

For its big twist, sisters Kari and Gina Bravata were pitted against each other as contestants — only Gina’s participation was kept secret from Kari. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Bombings and shootings rocked the country, with Catholics pitted against Protestants, mostly over questions of British rule. — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

The teams are pitted against each other to create mouth-dropping, Halloween-themed edible displays. — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2026

In the pic, McCarthy plays Jim, a NASA interrogator who is pitted against Apollo (Van Acker), an amnesiac astronaut whose recent space mission has ended catastrophically. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for pit against

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