PASS (DOWN) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

pass (down)

verb

Definition of pass (down)

as in to will

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Relevance

Dissimilar Words

expropriate

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Verb

Evans willed his way to an even brawl before Dominik Mysterio interfered with a cheapshot.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Since his siblings were crying with the same mournful expression, clinging to their father’s corpse, Shoichiro willed himself to cry too, and the tears came immediately.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of will

Verb

Mafe rarely put his hand down in Seattle, almost always rushing standing up on the outside.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
This setup, wherein a group of arbiters hide behind a curtain like the Wizard of Oz and hand down decisions that inflict generational trauma on entire countries, almost feels purposefully built to invite all sorts of wild speculation.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

Definition of hand down

Verb

WireImage Three days after Jeongyeon became the first TWICE member to leave JYP Entertainment in the group’s eleven-year history, Chaeyoung has announced her own departure.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Authorities are searching for the driver of a van who struck a man in a wheelchair in Dania Beach and fled the scene, leaving the victim injured and his wheelchair damaged.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of leave

Verb

To track a ballot’s progress once it is turned in, voters can sign up to receive updates from the Supervisor of Elections Office.

— Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Count Michael King among those who almost expected a step back, akin to what Casey Mize endured after waiting 10 days before turning in the worst start of his career in his Padres debut in Arizona.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of turn in

Verb

To convey those sensory elements, the perfume house began by marrying cherry and davana, then leaned into fractionated patchouli oil and relied on black violet notes for their depth.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
The crying can become the dominant thing, and the acting is the crying as opposed to being able to convey a personality underneath all of that, being able to find the nuance of who this character is outside of the crying.

— Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of convey

Verb

In recent weeks, the DOJ has sought to justify the redactions, rather than turn over the materials.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
According to this version, Collier had told Roosevelt that if the hunt was turned over to him, completely, the bear would be found.

— Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of turn over

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