Synonyms of passing (over)

passing (over) 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of pass (over)

as in crossing

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

passed over two bridges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crossing
• traversing
• following
• cutting (across)
• proceeding (along)
• navigating
• walking
• traveling
• covering
• tracking
• transiting
• riding
• coursing
• hiking
• going
• peregrinating
• perambulating
• treading
• tramping
• running
• traipsing
• crisscrossing

passing over

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of pass over

1

as in ignoring

to fail to give proper attention to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignoring
• forgetting
• slurring (over)
• overlooking
• missing
• neglecting
• disregarding
• bypassing
• sloughing (off)
• brushing (aside or off)
• shrugging off
• slighting
• rejecting
• sluffing (off)
• omitting
• overpassing
• failing
• disdaining
• scanting
• skimping
• scorning
• pooh-poohing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attending (to)
• tending (to)
• regarding
• listening (to)
• valuing
• appreciating
• fostering
• minding
• cultivating
• heeding
• nurturing
• nursing
• remembering
• cherishing
• following
• watching
• treasuring
• prizing
• marking
• observing
• pampering
• noticing
• noting
• remarking

2

as in overlooking

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

• ignoring
• overlooking
• forgiving
• winking (at)
• brushing (aside or off)
• blinking (at)
• papering over
• glossing (over)
• explaining
• shrugging off
• justifying
• pardoning
• forgiving and forgetting
• disregarding
• glozing (over)
• excusing
• discounting
• closing one's eyes to
• condoning
• remitting
• whitewashing
• overpassing
• waving (aside or off)
• rationalizing
• exculpating
• exonerating
• vindicating
• acquitting
• waiving
• absolving
• clearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• objecting (to)
• marking
• noting
• heeding
• minding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of passing (over)

Verb

With eclipses passing over the country three years in a row, Spain is well on its way to cementing its reputation as a premier astrotourism destination. — Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026

The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota, an island of 2,000 people in the Northern Mariana Islands. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

On Wednesday, there is a significant chance of more thunderstorms likely to redevelop along a cold front passing over far eastern Illinois and northwest Indiana, officials said. — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Eilmer managed to glide a good 600 feet, passing over the city wall before crash-landing in a small valley near the river Avon. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 June 2026

At about the same time, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for south-central Clay County and northwestern Jackson County as a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was passing over the metro. — Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026

Jupiter's moons are in a chain of orbital resonances that could only have formed by the moons tugging gently on each other in passing over a long period of time, and crater records also suggest that Jupiter's moons are very, very old. — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026

On Sunday, May 3, a United Boeing 767-400 coming from Venice, Italy, came into contact with the pole while passing over a major roadway at a very low elevation on its final approach, the carrier confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026

The incident occurred when the plane was passing over the southbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 May 2026