go past

VERB

pass

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catch cross develop give go happen leave move occur reach run take place

STRONG

befall crawl cruise depart drag fare flow fly glide hie journey lapse linger proceed progress repair rise roll transpire travel wend

WEAK

blow past come off come to pass come up fall out fly by get ahead glide by pass away pass by push on run by run out slip away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt hold lose remain stay stop

STRONG

continue rush wait

WEAK

fall behind

VERB

roll

Synonyms

STRONG

alternate bowl circle coil curve drape drive eddy elapse enfold entwine envelop flow fold follow furl gyrate gyre impel pass pirouette pivot propel reel rock rotate run spin spiral succeed swaddle swathe swirl swivel trundle twirl twist undulate wheel whirl wind wrap

WEAK

be in sequence circumduct go around swing around

Antonyms

STRONG

halt precede stand stop straighten untwist

WEAK

stabilize steady

Example Sentences

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Still, higher costs can force stations to go past that price, “and that could happen soon,” De Haan wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

“We will never go past that book, which psychologically gave me a freedom I needed to do this series,” Parkhill says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

So far, the Melbourne Park hard courts have proved his nemesis, failing to go past the quarter-finals in his four trips to Australia.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Guys would come out of the pub and just go past me into the car, but he always made sure I got in a car so I could see the football.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

“This is Avalon,” I said as she was about to go past.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

go past

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