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

His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart; hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 June 2025

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 June 2025

Immigrants here legally would be pitted against each other for a chance to be sworn in as a citizen, a DHS spokeswoman told the New York Times. —Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025

And that can happen so often to women — the expectation on how we’re supposed to be, how we’re supposed to act, what we’re supposed to hide, how we’re supposed to be pitted against one another. —Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 May 2025

Rhymes for pit against

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