pitted

[pit-id] / ˈpɪt ɪd /

ADJECTIVE

hollow

Synonyms

STRONG

arched cleft cupped curved depressed dimpled excavated indented notched striated sunken vaulted void

WEAK

alveolate carved out cavernous concave cup-shaped deep-set incurved infundibular not solid troughlike unfilled vacant

Antonyms

WEAK

convex earnest frank full genuine high honest light meaningful raised real sincere soft solid substantial truthful

ADJECTIVE

irregular

Synonyms

STRONGEST

asymmetrical craggy elliptical jagged lumpy unbalanced

STRONG

aberrant bent eccentric rough variable wobbly

WEAK

amorphous broken cockeyed crooked devious disproportionate elliptic hilly lopsided meandering not uniform notched off-balance off-center out of proportion protuberant scarred serrate serrated unaligned unequal unsymmetrical zigzagged

Antonyms

STRONGEST

even smooth

STRONG

normal regular

WEAK

common conventional flat level methodical standard systematic usual

Example Sentences

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An unearthed memo from Sutskever described Altman as a liar who pitted executives against one another.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It is the legal showdown that has pitted two of the biggest names in tech, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, against each other.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Inside a paleobiology lab lined with cabinets of ancient fossils, the Virginia Tech undergraduate held up a rough, pitted skull.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

“This is about women friendships, women being pitted against each other.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Suddenly the skyblue Plymouth looked absurdly opulent on the narrow, pitted road.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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