Vocabulary
Pitted
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
having a hollow or indentation on the surface.
Urdu meaning
کھردرا، ایسا عمل جو گہرے داغ پیدا کرے
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The prime minister`s declaration of an education emergency sounds hollow when pitted against these figures.
- We talk of HinduMuslim differences as the inviolable truth, but who pitted Russians and Ukrainians against each other?
- The centre`s unilateral decision backed by the security establishment has pitted Sindh against the federal government.
- One gladiatorial session had Rashid Langrial (chairman, Federal Board of Revenue) pitted against Miftah Ismail.
- Hence, in addition to these measures, arresting the ecosystem around rape, which is pitted against the victim, is equally necessary.
Synonyms
pockmarked, pocked, scarred, blemished, marked, pocky, potholed, rutted, rutty, holey
Curator example
“his jowled and pitted face”
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