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pit

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pit

a sunken area forming a separate space

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

Synonyms of 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, recess, 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 of pit

hill, mound, rise

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

Antonyms of pit

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

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