Pit
Pit noun - A sunken area forming a separate space.
Usage example: removal of the tree stump left a gaping pit in the yard
Protrusion is an antonym for pit.
Protrusion
Protrusion noun - A part that sticks out from the general mass of something.
Usage example: the bizarrely shaped protrusions of a coral reef
Pit is an antonym for protrusion.
How words are described
| long | long pit | long protrusion |
| small | small pit | small protrusion |
| large | large pit | large protrusion |
| rectangular | rectangular pit | rectangular protrusion |
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Protrusion and Pit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pit/protrusion
Pit & Protrusion. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pit/protrusion>.
Protrusion or Pit. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pit/protrusion.
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