Synonyms of pass up

pass up

verb

as in to refuse

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuse
• reject
• decline
• turn down
• throw over
• ignore
• throw out
• pass
• avoid
• balk (at)
• deny
• withdraw
• dispute
• dismiss
• veto
• spurn
• disapprove
• deselect
• turn one's back on
• negative
• repudiate
• blow off
• forbid
• shoot down
• reprobate
• nix
• take back
• refrain (from)
• abstain (from)
• disdain
• overrule
• scout
• prohibit
• disagree (with)
• scorn
• rebuff
• proscribe
• back down
• renounce
• recall
• retract
• revoke
• forbear
• stick
• refute
• contradict
• gainsay
• disavow
• disclaim
• disprove
• back off
• bypass
• recant
• forswear
• rebut
• controvert
• abjure
• detour
• unsay
• negate
• disown
• backtrack
• disallow
• renege

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agree (to)
• accept
• approve
• receive
• tolerate
• take
• adopt
• swallow
• welcome
• condone
• embrace
• agree
• select
• choose
• countenance
• consent
• acquiesce
• accede
• support
• assent
• espouse
• handpick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pass up

Then came a third-and-5 deep in South Carolina territory, the type those Gators usually would offer a pass up the right sideline or a sprint around the edge by Baugh. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

And those investors making a bet that the worst in the bond market is over and the yields are too attractive to pass up. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

With three minutes left in the half, Jokic passed up a platter of open shots, and his pass found Tyus Jones on the left wing, who swung it to the corner as Utah’s defense rotated. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Seoul claims Ukraine requested secrecy to avoid domestic criticism for passing up the opportunity to exchange the North Koreans for Ukrainian prisoners held in Russia. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026