in passing

ADVERB

briefly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

momentarily quickly temporarily

WEAK

fleetingly for a little while hastily transiently

Antonyms

STRONGEST

permanently

WEAK

at length long-windedly verbosely

ADVERB

by the way

Synonyms

WEAK

apart from as to aside by the bye in as much as incidentally on the part of parenthetically relating to speaking of while on the subject with reference to

ADVERB

incidentally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casually remotely

STRONG

accidentally

WEAK

as a by-product as side effect by the bye by the way fortuitously in related manner not by design obiter parenthetically subordinately unexpectedly

Antonyms

WEAK

purposely

Example Sentences

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He’s sixth all-time in passing touchdowns and seventh in yards.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I always say I got the easy part, in passing to the guys,” Paul, now 40, has said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I beg your pardon. Lady Constance must have mentioned it to me in passing. You know how she likes to gossip about the servants.”

From Literature

She also addressed the lawsuit seeking her dismissal, though only in passing.

From Barron's

When college friends recommended Stevens as an affordable place to dance, Hernandez mentioned it in passing to her dad.

From Los Angeles Times