Pit and Rival

Pit

Pit verb - Mark with a scar.

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Rival and pit are semantically related in conflict topic. In some cases you can use "Rival" instead a verb "Pit", when it comes to topics like oppose.

Rival

Rival verb - To engage in a contest.

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Synonyms for Rival

Antonyms for Rival

Pit and rival are semantically related in oppose topic. Sometimes you can use "Pit" instead a verb "Rival".

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

old	old pit	old rival
certain	certain pit	certain rival
original	original pit	original rival
actual	actual pit	actual rival
Other adjectives: big, great, dark, new, legendary, said, aforementioned, nearest.

Common collocations

character	pit character	rival character
strength	pit strength	rival strength
god	pit god	rival god
ring	pit ring	rival ring
Other words: protagonist, superman, powers, doctors.

Both words in one sentence

Bakugou, Uraraka, Iida, and Todoroki all begin to see him as a rival whom they must pit themselves against in order to grow.

Source: The Rival / Anime and Manga
Mission: Impossible episodes that pit the team against a rival intelligence agency often involve this as part of a Kansas City Shuffle.

Source: I Know You Know I Know
Some parts of Dungeon Keeper pit you against rival keepers, but these events are mostly incidental; the main focus of the plot is still about fighting heroes.

Source: Evil Versus Evil / Video Games

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