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Synonyms for pit

Most common

abyss inferno nether region perdition stone seed pit hole quarry

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

2. Stone — A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit

stone, seed pit, pyrene, pip dated UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.

  2. n. 2

    A hole in the ground.

    The meadow around the town is full of old pits.

Forms

Plural
pits → hells, abysses, infernos, perditions…

Example sentences

  • abyss One step further, and you will fall into an abyss.
  • inferno Australia is experiencing a fiery inferno.
  • perdition You must read Teen Wolf and watch Road the Perdition.
  • stone He alters the altar while chipping away the stone.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pitsteady
abyssrising
infernorising
perditionrising
stonerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pip1
4 letters
hell1, hole1
5 letters
stone1, grave1, abyss2
6 letters
circle2, hollow2, quarry2, cavity3, pyrene
7 letters
inferno3, pitfall2
8 letters
colliery
9 letters
perdition
10 letters
depression3, excavation4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abyss2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
fosse
Italiano
fossa
Deutsch
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