Synonyms for pitfall
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pit-fawl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪtˌfɔl |
Top 10 synonyms for pitfall Other synonyms for the word pitfall
Définition of pitfall
Origin :- c.1300, "concealed hole," a type of animal trap, from pit (n.1) + fall (n.). Extended sense of "any hidden danger" is first recorded early 15c.
- noun hazard, trap
- He knew that somewhere a pitfall awaited him, yet hardly where.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- She was far too subtle and wary to stumble into such a pitfall as that.
- Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
- Linear Logic Language, the pitfall of all the old researchers.
- Extract from : « The K-Factor » by Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)
- “But you did not tell me where the pitfall was made,” said Mr De Vellum, the solicitor.
- Extract from : « Hollowdell Grange » by George Manville Fenn
- If I walk into a pitfall, it shall not be after having seen it made.
- Extract from : « The Hour and the Man » by Harriet Martineau
- The well, for some purpose, had been concealed, as if it were a pitfall for the capturing of elephants.
- Extract from : « The Giraffe Hunters » by Mayne Reid
- Was it a pitfall into which the poor little lady had fallen?
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes » by Various
- I have floundered unawares into the pitfall, and now I must flounder out.
- Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
- See if you can show in your sand-box how the pitfall was made.
- Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
- “Then the sooner you can manage to dig a pitfall and catch a porker the better,” said Tom.
- Extract from : « The Three Admirals » by W.H.G. Kingston
Antonyms for pitfall
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