Synonyms of passed off

passed off

verb

past tense of pass off

as in inflicted

to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable

the con man tried to pass off a piece of blue glass as a sapphire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inflicted
• imposed
• wished
• palmed off
• fobbed off
• foisted
• forced
• palmed
• entailed
• forged
• distorted
• misrepresented
• counterfeited
• falsified
• faked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of passed off

Both parents died before Mears was three, and he was passed off among relatives who didn’t want to care for him. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

The economic costs were diffuse and passed off to future generations as additions to the national debt. — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026

Carson had been off the air for about a year at the time, having passed off hosting the late-night program to Jay Leno upon his retirement. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Su-hun passed off the manuscript of Min-hui’s late sister as his latest novel. — Kayti Burt, Time, 26 June 2026

Sure enough, a member of the security team snagged the jersey, and it was passed off to a man who admired the jersey sitting in the ride behind Leo. — CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026

The original movie was passed off as a documentary on death, but paired mostly staged violence with real footage taken at murder scenes and accident sites, blurring the lines between fiction and reality. — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026

To diVittorio, the minimum lot sizes are too big — and therefore expensive; setbacks from streets are too broad, eating up buildable land; and sidewalk requirements are too costly, getting passed off to consumers. — Mark Dee march 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026

Earlier in the week, an Indian university was reportedly asked to leave the summit after a staff member passed off a robotic dog developed by Chinese company Unitree as one the university had developed. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026