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

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