Other Words for Pass

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Pass as a Adjective has these synonyms:

proceed, move (onwards), go (ahead), progress, extend, lie, run, flow, fly, roll, course, stream, drift, sweep
Example: A flock of geese passed overhead.

Pass as a Noun has these synonyms:

(sexual or indecent) overture or advance(s), proposition, indecent proposal
Example: That lecher has made a pass at every secretary he's ever had.

attempt, trial, try, effort, endeavour
Example: Anita's first pass at a perfect score resulted in disaster. We made a pass at docking while under sail.

free pass, complimentary ticket, twofer, Annie Oakley
Example: I have two passes to the opera tonight - Want to go? .

maneuver, approach, passage, flight, fly-by, transit
Example: The pilot's first pass over the airfield was at 500 feet.

transfer, toss, throw, hand-off
Example: A forward pass is illegal in rugby.

Pass as a Verb has these synonyms:

allow, tolerate, permit, approve, sanction, accept, authorize, endorse, carry, agree to, confirm
Example: The customs inspectors passed my luggage without question. The bill passed the committee and came up for voting.

aperture, hole, orifice, opening, entry, access, inlet, exit, outlet
Example: We found a tiny passage through which the termites were entering and leaving.

authorization, permit, license, approval, safe conduct, green light, go-ahead, permission, freedom, liberty, authority, clearance, OK, okay
Example: He bribed an official for a pass to leave the country.

change, mutation, shift, conversion, progression, passing
Example: In sublimation, the passage is directly between the solid and gaseous or vaporous states, without an intermediate liquid stage.

corridor, hall, passageway, hallway, vestibule, lobby, foyer
Example: As I stepped into the passage outside my room I heard a door slam.

defile, gorge, col, cwm, cut, canyon or ca¤on, notch, gap, gully, couloir, passage, opening, way, route, road
Example: We had mined the pass to prevent the enemy's advance.

enactment, ratification, sanction, approval, acceptance, passing, adoption, endorsement, endorsing, legitimatization or legitimization, legalization, legislation, constitutionalization, ordainment
Example: It appears that there is enough support to ensure passage of the bill.

evacuate, void, eliminate, excrete, defecate, urinate
Example: The tests showed that he had passed some gravel in his urine.

give, hand round or along or over, transfer, pass on or over, deliver, convey, hand off, toss, throw, reach
Example: Please pass the salt. The sweeper passed the ball back to the goalkeeper.

go (by), expire, elapse, slip by or away, fly, crawl, creep, drag
Example: Weeks have passed since we last met. Time passes quickly when you're having fun.

let pass, let go (by), overlook, disregard, ignore, pay no heed, omit, skip
Example: I think I'll pass on making a decision till the proper time comes.

passing, elapse, progress, progression, flow, march, advance
Example: She may become more tractable with the passage of time.

qualify (in), pass muster (in), get or come through, succeed
Example: Deirdre didn't believe she would pass chemistry, but pass she did.

safe conduct, permission, privilege, liberty, freedom, visa, authorization, allowance
Example: Our troops were denied passage through Nepal.

spend, devote,e (up), expend, employ, occupy, fill, while away, take (up), dissipate, waste, fritter away, kill
Example: He passed his time on Devil's Island planning ways to escape.

surpass, exceed, outdo, transcend, go beyond, overshoot, outstrip, outrun, surmount, outdistance
Example: She passed her own expectations in winning the scholarship. How Alan ever got a degree passes all comprehension.

traffic, trafficking, dealing, shipment, shipping, commerce, trade, exchange, transaction
Example: Representatives of several governments discussed putting a halt to the passage of narcotics from Colombia.

utter, express, issue, declare, pronounce, deliver, set forth, offer
Example: Who is she to pass judgment on abstract paintings.

voyage, trip, journey, cruise, crossing, sail, run, travel, travelling, accommodation or accommodations, arrangement(s), facilities
Example: In 1942 the trans-Atlantic passage was fraught with danger. The refugees were guaranteed safe passage to the border. We have been unable to book a passage to Majorca for tomorrow.

way, route, avenue, course, channel, road, thoroughfare
Example: Amundsen found a navigable passage between the Atlantic and Pacific across North America.

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