Synonyms of passage

passage

noun

ˈpa-sij 

1

as in route

an established course for traveling from one place to another

the long passage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up the Pacific Coast to California

Synonyms & Similar Words

• route
• path
• approach
• road
• highway
• way
• artery
• avenue
• passageway
• walk
• roadway
• pass
• thoroughfare
• trail
• lane
• track
• street
• bypass
• expressway
• turnpike
• drive
• walkway
• freeway
• boulevard
• row
• byway
• pike
• bypath
• airway
• waterway
• routeway
• door
• doorway
• laneway
• gate
• watercourse
• channel
• hatch
• portal
• high road
• gateway
• trace
• cycleway
• bikeway
• gat

2

as in trip

a going from one place to another usually of some distance

an arduous passage across the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trip
• expedition
• journey
• trek
• excursion
• flight
• voyage
• travel(s)
• tour
• errand
• ride
• cruise
• peregrination
• sail
• commutation
• commute
• jaunt
• odyssey
• sortie
• pilgrimage
• progress
• outing
• walk
• junket
• quest
• sally
• hop
• drive
• hike
• grand tour
• spin
• safari
• tramp
• slog
• walkabout

3

as in voyage

a journey over water in a vessel

the passage to Britain requires several days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voyage
• cruise
• crossing
• sail

4

as in excerpt

a part taken from a longer work

the news report quoted a passage from the novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excerpt
• extract
• quotation
• clip
• snippet
• context
• citation
• sound bite
• sample
• purple passage
• locus classicus
• selection
• longueur

5

as in process

forward movement in time or place

a swift passage from mere liking to actual love

Synonyms & Similar Words

• process
• progress
• progression
• advance
• procession
• advancement
• flow
• march
• going
• headway
• furtherance
• coming
• onrush
• leap
• stream
• approach
• arrival
• drift
• current
• flux
• advent
• way
• step
• jump
• impetus
• nearing
• stride
• momentum
• bound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retreat
• regression
• recess
• recession
• retrogression
• return
• ebb
• regress
• reflux
• reversal
• retraction
• reverse
• backwash
• turnaround
• turnabout
• about-face

6

as in death

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

weary of this world, he looked forward to the next and sought passage with poison

Synonyms & Similar Words

• death
• fate
• demise
• passing
• doom
• dissolution
• exit
• end
• expiration
• sleep
• grave
• curtains
• decease
• expiry
• quietus
• suicide
• destruction
• assassination
• great divide
• fatality
• ending
• execution
• martyrdom
• casualty
• slaughter
• annihilation
• extermination
• killing
• massacre
• self-slaughter
• self-destruction
• self-murder
• ruin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• birth
• life
• existence
• creation
• nativity
• rise
• genesis
• origination

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of passage

The last Democrat to hold a Senate seat from Iowa was Tom Harkin, who had been critical in securing the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Nov. 2026

But the smugglers can be as unpredictable as the conditions in the passage. — Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

The bill’s passage comes as cities and states across the country, including New Jersey, Connecticut and Seattle, have also moved on banning the practice. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026

That’s due to the passage of Amendment 3, which will drastically decrease property-tax revenue from homestead properties starting in the coming budget year. — Krys Fluker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing passage

• bird of passage