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pit

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Synonyms & Antonyms of pit

(Entry 1 of 2)

a sunken area forming a separate space

removal of the tree stump left a gaping pit in the yard

Synonyms for pit

cavity,
concavity,
dent,
depression,
dint,
hole,
hollow,
indentation,
indenture,
recess

Words Related to pit

burrow,
cave,
cavern,
ditch,
excavation,
furrow,
groove,
gutter,
trench,
trough

basin,
bowl,
valley

alcove,
cleft,
niche,
nook,
opening,
socket

alveolus,
dimple,
gouge,
impression,
imprint,
notch,
pocket

borehole,
chuckhole,
crater,
posthole,
pothole,
sinkhole,
wallow,
water hole,
well

abyss,
chasm,
gulf,
vacuity,
vacuum,
void

Near Antonyms for pit

hill,
mound,
rise

bump,
bunch,
hump,
lump,
pimple,
swell,
swelling,
tumor

Antonyms for pit

bulge,
camber,
convexity,
jut,
projection,
protrusion,
protuberance

pit

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms of pit (Entry 2 of 2)

as in dent

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for pit

dent

bend,
kink

coarsen,
rumple,
wrinkle

rough,
roughen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for pit

even,
flatten,
level,
plane,
smooth,
smoothen

clip,
crop,
pare,
prune,
shave,
trim

lay,
press,
spread

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“Pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.

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