PASSPORT Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

passport

noun

ˈpas-ˌpȯrt

Definition of passport

as in ticket

something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal meeting that movie director could be your passport to a big acting career

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as in access

the means or right of entering or participating in to its followers, the cult seemed like their passport to heaven

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Recent Examples of passport Could Putin’s decision to issue Russian passports to residents of the breakaway region of Transnistria in Moldova become something more sinister? — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Rojas’ wife, Mariana, and their two children were in Venezuela, planning to renew Mariana’s passport and seek Venezuelan citizenship for their children, when the earthquakes hit. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 And he was offered an unlikely lifeline last month when a judge ordered his wife, Begoña Gómez, to hand in her passport and stand trial for influence-peddling linked to her job at a university in Madrid. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 5 July 2026 Visitors can pick up a passport at any participating restaurant and collect a stamp or scan a QR code at each of the eight participating locations. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for passport

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Noun

In March, the extreme cost of tickets prompted 69 members of Congress to write a letter to FIFA urging them to lower their prices.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Being a Grammy Museum member does not get you early access, but there’s a separate pool of tickets for members.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of ticket

Noun

Additionally, the building has access to a parking spot for two cars.

— Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
In the new terminal, airport officials say, the walk from the entrance to the farthest gate will be 1,285 feet, down from 1,600 feet now, with wider corridors and sidewalks and access to power plugs for devices from every seat.

— Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of access

Noun

But by next summer, their services at that location are expected to end when the YMCA closes its doors.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Separated into two rooms—a modern bar up front, and a cozy, candlelit dining room just past two French doors—Duck Inn feels like it’s been in Bridgeport forever.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of door

Noun

In recent years, Turkey has played a spoiler within NATO, slowing down the accession of Sweden and Finland in 2023 and 2024.

— Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2026
Those years included major events including Prince Philip’s death in 2021, Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee festivities and her death months later in 2022, King Charles’ accession to the throne and later coronation in 2023.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of accession

Noun

Now that space is a market and not just a proving ground, the engineering that was once the whole game is only the cost of entry — and as in any maturing market, most ventures will not make it past that threshold.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Prosecutors have alleged that Millete physically abused May, pointing to her past journal entries.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of entry

Noun

In the new terminal, airport officials say, the walk from the entrance to the farthest gate will be 1,285 feet, down from 1,600 feet now, with wider corridors and sidewalks and access to power plugs for devices from every seat.

— Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
What is meaningful at the entrance of the store can quickly become irrelevant in an aisle.

— Gadi Graus, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of entrance

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