Synonyms of passes (over)

passes (over) 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of pass (over)

as in traverses

to make one's way through, across, or over

passed over two bridges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traverses
• follows
• crosses
• walks
• proceeds (along)
• travels
• navigates
• cuts (across)
• covers
• tracks
• courses
• peregrinates
• perambulates
• rides
• goes
• transits
• hikes
• treads
• runs
• traipses
• tramps
• crisscrosses

passes over

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of pass over

1

as in ignores

to fail to give proper attention to

you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignores
• forgets
• slurs (over)
• overlooks
• neglects
• misses
• disregards
• bypasses
• shrugs off
• rejects
• slights
• sloughs (off)
• omits
• overpasses
• brushes (aside or off)
• fails
• sluffs (off)
• poohs
• scorns
• disdains
• scants
• skimps
• pooh-poohs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tends (to)
• attends (to)
• regards
• minds
• prizes
• treasures
• values
• nurses
• appreciates
• fosters
• listens (to)
• heeds
• cultivates
• remembers
• cherishes
• follows
• nurtures
• watches
• marks
• notices
• remarks
• notes
• pampers
• observes

2

as in forgives

to dismiss as of little importance

I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignores
• forgives
• overlooks
• explains
• papers over
• justifies
• glosses (over)
• shrugs off
• pardons
• excuses
• forgives and forgets
• brushes (aside or off)
• disregards
• winks (at)
• discounts
• blinks (at)
• glozes (over)
• condones
• remits
• whitewashes
• closes one's eyes to
• overpasses
• rationalizes
• waves (aside or off)
• exonerates
• exculpates
• vindicates
• acquits
• absolves
• waives
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• objects (to)
• minds
• marks
• notes
• heeds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of passes (over)

Verb

The Patriots went 4-for-14 on third down and 1-for-3 in the red zone against the Raiders, and Maye had some issues with accuracy, firing passes over the heads of wide receiver DeMario Douglas and tight end Hunter Henry. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025

In 2024, Endries caught 45 passes over the final eight games of the season for Cal, with at least five catches in six of those contests. —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025

The maximum totality always occurs on the centerline of the path, where the entire diameter of the moon's shadow passes over. —Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025

The rustic walk passes over bridges and streams. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025

Video captured by bystanders after the slide cracked open shows water pouring out of a hole in a section of the colorful slide that passes over the deck. —Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025

For example, a deepfake can collapse if a hand passes over the video caller's face. —PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025