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pass

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pass

1 a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
  • a mountain pass that was impassable during the winter
Synonyms of pass

canyon (also cañon), couloir, defile, flume, gap, gorge, gulch, gulf, notch, ravine
Words Related to pass

abyss, chasm, cirque, cleft, crevasse, crevice, fissure

dale, dell, glen, hollow, shut-in, vale, valley

basin, floodplain, kettle

arroyo, coulee, draw, gully (also gulley), gutter, trench, trough
2 a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
  • Take the second pass on the right.
Synonyms of pass

arterial, artery, avenue, boulevard, drag, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pike, road, roadway, route, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpike, way
Words Related to pass

causeway

autoroute, interstate, superhighway

beltway, bypass, parkway

corniche, switchback

through street

Main Street

backstreet, branch, bystreet, byway, crossroad, secondary road, shunpike, side road, side street

alley, alleyway

circle, lane, place

cul-de-sac, dead end

corridor

track, trail
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pass

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pass

1 a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance)
  • a pass to leave the military base for the weekend
Synonyms of pass

check, coupon, pasteboard, ticket
Words Related to pass

certificate, note, token, voucher
2 an effort to do or accomplish something
  • a final pass at the assignment
Synonyms of pass

attempt, bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, offer, shot, stab, trial, try, whack, whirl
Words Related to pass

striving, struggle, throes, undertaking

trial and error
3 the state of being actual or complete
  • Eventually, all their career goals came to pass.
Synonyms of pass

accomplishment, achievement, actuality, actualization, attainment, consummation, fruition, fulfillment (or fulfilment), realization
Words Related to pass

success, triumph
Near Antonyms of pass

defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccess
Antonyms of pass

naught (also nought), nonfulfillment

pass

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pass

1 to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
  • Could you please pass me the phone?
Synonyms of pass

buck, hand, hand over, reach, transfer
Words Related to pass

relay

bear, carry

finger, handle, paw

cede, deliver, give, give up, release, relinquish, render, surrender, turn over, yield
2 to come to an end
  • Eventually, the storm passed.
Synonyms of pass

break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out)
Words Related to pass

desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from)

knock off, pack (up or in)

break down, conk (out), cut out, stall

pause, stay, suspend

abate, peter (out), wind down
Phrases Synonymous with pass

bite the dust
Near Antonyms of pass

draw out, extend, prolong, protract
Antonyms of pass

continue, hang on, persist
3 to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
  • Pass your forms to the department head once they're filled out.
Synonyms of pass

commend, commit, confide, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust (also intrust), give, give over, hand, hand over, leave, recommend, repose, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest
Words Related to pass

confer, grant

assign, deal (out), dispense, disperse, distribute, divide

hand in, release, relinquish, submit, surrender, turn in, yield

bequeath, hand down, hand on, will

advance, lend, loan

furnish, supply
Near Antonyms of pass

detain, hold back, reserve, withhold

own, possess

accept, receive, take in

occupy, take, take over
Antonyms of pass

hold, keep, retain
4 to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
  • Congress cannot pass any law restricting free speech.
Synonyms of pass

constitute, enact, lay down, legislate, make, ordain
Words Related to pass

reenact, repass

bring about, effect

allow, authorize, permit, sanction

decree, dictate, proclaim

administer, execute

approve, confirm, ratify
Near Antonyms of pass

abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, invalidate, kill, nullify

overturn, reverse, void
Antonyms of pass

repeal, rescind, revoke
5 to take place
  • And the destruction of the town came to pass, just as the seer had predicted.
Synonyms of pass

be, befall, betide, chance, come, come about, come down, come off, cook, do, go on, happen, occur, transpire
Words Related to pass

break, develop, rise, shape (up)

arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up)

intervene

fall out, follow, result, turn out

go off, proceed
Phrases Synonymous with pass

come to pass
6 to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
  • a presidential candidate who doesn't yet know how it feels to pass the scrutiny of the national press
Synonyms of pass

endure, experience, feel, have, know, see, suffer, sustain, taste, undergo, witness
Words Related to pass

encounter, meet

accept, receive

assimilate, digest
Phrases Synonymous with pass

go through
7 to express (a thought or emotion) in words
  • She'll occasionally pass some insightful comment, but in general she doesn't have much to contribute.
Synonyms of pass

articulate, bring out, enunciate, say, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize
Words Related to pass

air, discuss, share, sound, vent, ventilate, voice

blabber, blurt, get off, shoot

advertise, announce, blaze, broadcast, declare, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish

affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow

breathe, chirp, drawl, gasp, lip, mouth, murmur, purr, shout, spout, whisper

clothe, couch, formulate, phrase, word

comment, pipe up (with), remark
Phrases Synonymous with pass

put into words
Near Antonyms of pass

stifle, suppress
8 to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
  • We appreciate the invitation to the party, but we'll have to pass.
  • I'll pass on the coffee.
Synonyms of pass

balk (at), decline, disapprove, negative, nix, pass up, refuse, reject, reprobate, repudiate, spurn, throw out, throw over, turn down
Words Related to pass

blow off, disdain, rebuff, scorn, scout, shoot down

overrule, veto

forbid, prohibit, proscribe

dismiss, ignore

abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

deny, disavow, disclaim, dispute, gainsay

stick

abjure, forswear (also foreswear), recant, renounce, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw

avoid, bypass, detour

contradict, deny, disown, negate

controvert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refute

back down, back off, backtrack

disallow, recall, renege, revoke
Phrases Synonymous with pass

turn one's back on
Near Antonyms of pass

condone, countenance, swallow, tolerate

adopt, embrace, receive, take, welcome

accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent

choose, handpick, select

espouse, support
Antonyms of pass

accept, agree (to), approve
9 to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval
  • The finished product isn't perfect, but it will pass.
Synonyms of pass

fly, hold up, stand up, wash
Words Related to pass

get through, go down, go over, go through, play, take, work
Phrases Synonymous with pass

hold water, pass muster

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