Synonyms of passes up

passes up

verb

present tense third-person singular of pass up

as in refuses

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

• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• balks (at)
• throws over
• passes
• ignores
• throws out
• turns down
• denies
• spurns
• avoids
• disputes
• disapproves
• dismisses
• withdraws
• vetoes
• deselects
• forbids
• nixes
• repudiates
• blows off
• turns one's back on
• negatives
• refrains (from)
• reprobates
• abstains (from)
• shoots down
• takes back
• disdains
• prohibits
• proscribes
• rebuffs
• disagrees (with)
• scorns
• disclaims
• overrules
• recalls
• scouts
• forswears
• gainsays
• retracts
• renounces
• unsays
• revokes
• forbears
• disavows
• contradicts
• disproves
• refutes
• backs off
• rebuts
• sticks
• negates
• abjures
• controverts
• bypasses
• recants
• detours
• disowns
• backs down
• disallows
• reneges
• backtracks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agrees (to)
• accepts
• approves
• receives
• takes
• swallows
• adopts
• tolerates
• welcomes
• embraces
• agrees
• condones
• consents
• chooses
• acquiesces
• supports
• selects
• assents
• countenances
• accedes
• espouses
• handpicks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of passes up

The oysters on the half shell are a favorite for Colby, while Megan never passes up the tagliatelle bolognese, especially when paired with a glass of Pinot Noir expertly selected by Nancy Smith. — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Around him, Turkey’s best ball progressors, Arda Guler and Hakan Calhanoglu, will frequently drop deep to pull the opposition out of shape and look for incisive passes up the pitch. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Graham fired a shot from just outside the box after a series of one-touch passes up the middle of the field. — ABC News, 23 May 2026

Tampa Bay passes up on a few top edge rushers here (Miami’s Akheem Mesidor and Auburn’s Keldric Faulk) because of the depth at the position and instead nabs McCoy before a few other corner-needy teams. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026

And because Amazon never passes up an opportunity to throw a good sale, members just got extra lucky. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026

McVay passes up the field goal and Stanford throws incomplete again. — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026