Synonyms of passed up

passed up

verb

past tense of pass up

as in refused

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

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• turned down
• threw over
• passed
• balked (at)
• ignored
• threw out
• denied
• avoided
• dismissed
• vetoed
• disputed
• turned one's back on
• withdrew
• spurned
• disapproved
• repudiated
• deselected
• nixed
• blew off
• reprobated
• forbade
• shot down
• abstained (from)
• refrained (from)
• negatived
• prohibited
• overruled
• took back
• rebuffed
• disagreed (with)
• scouted
• backed off
• proscribed
• disdained
• retracted
• scorned
• revoked
• recalled
• backed down
• renounced
• stuck
• gainsaid
• refuted
• forbore
• disavowed
• disclaimed
• contradicted
• bypassed
• recanted
• rebutted
• disproved
• detoured
• disowned
• abjured
• forswore
• controverted
• negated
• disallowed
• unsaid
• backtracked
• reneged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreed (to)
• approved
• accepted
• received
• adopted
• swallowed
• tolerated
• took
• embraced
• welcomed
• agreed
• selected
• consented
• acquiesced
• condoned
• supported
• chose
• countenanced
• acceded
• assented
• espoused
• handpicked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of passed up

Trump had previously passed up opportunities to do so, including in an interview with TIME. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 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

Coach Todd Bowles passed up a 65-yard field-goal attempt by Chase McLaughlin, who made one from that distance last year. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

After her senior year, Fisher passed up several offers to study law on the West Coast. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Another time, deep in Rutgers territory, Riley passed up on a fourth-quarter field goal on fourth down, only for USC’s fourth-down pass to come up short. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

By rolling back, or reducing, its levy rate by 65 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, the district effectively reduced homeowners’ taxes but passed up $22 million in extra revenue that year. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

What information no longer needs to be collected, reconciled, summarized, and passed up a chain of people before anyone acts? — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Three years ago, Anthony Romani was passed up in the 2023 NHL Draft. — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 28 July 2026