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pass

[pas] / pæs /
NOUN
opening through solid
Synonyms
STRONG
canyon cut gap gorge passage passageway path ravine
NOUN
authorization, permission
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ticket
STRONG
admission chit comp furlough identification license order paper passport permit safe-conduct visa warrant
WEAK
free ride
Antonyms
STRONG
prohibition refusal
WEAK
denial veto
NOUN
sexual proposition
Synonyms
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play
STRONG
advance approach overture suggestion
NOUN
predicament
Synonyms
STRONG
condition contingency crisis crossroads emergency exigency juncture pinch plight situation stage state strait
WEAK
turning point zero hour
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage blessing calm good fortune
VERB
go by, elapse; move onward
Synonyms
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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 go past pass away pass by push on run by run out slip away
Antonyms
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cease halt hold lose remain stay stop
STRONG
continue rush wait
WEAK
fall behind
VERB
surpass, beat
Synonyms
STRONG
exceed excel outdistance outdo outgo outshine outstrip surmount top transcend
WEAK
go beyond go by leave behind outrace shoot ahead of
Antonyms
STRONG
be inferior fail fall behind lose
VERB
succeed, graduate
Synonyms
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do
STRONG
answer matriculate qualify suffice suit
WEAK
get through pass muster
Antonyms
WEAK
fail fall behind
VERB
give, transfer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deliver reach send shoot throw
STRONG
convey exchange hand kick relinquish transmit
WEAK
buck hand over let have
Antonyms
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receive
STRONG
hold keep take
WEAK
accept get refuse
VERB
cease
Synonyms
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close die drop end expire go stop
STRONG
decease demise depart disappear discontinue dissolve dwindle ebb evaporate fade perish succumb terminate vanish wane
WEAK
blow over cash in melt away pass away peter out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be born bear begin commence continue create start
STRONG
appear arrive come grow increase rise
WEAK
accept be willing deny fail fall behind get live lose receive refuse take veto
VERB
enact, legislate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept adopt approve authorize carry establish ratify
STRONG
decree engage ordain pledge promise sanction undertake validate
WEAK
be established be ordained be sanctioned become law become ratified become valid vote in
Antonyms
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deny disagree disallow invalidate refuse reject renounce repudiate
STRONG
break cancel veto
WEAK
be willing fail fall behind get live lose receive take
VERB
express formally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
declare deliver
STRONG
claim pronounce state utter
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal hide question
WEAK
accept be willing deny fail fall behind get live lose receive refuse take veto
VERB
decide not to do
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fail pass on
STRONG
decline discount disregard forget ignore miss neglect omit overlook refuse skip slight
WEAK
not heed pass up
Antonyms
STRONG
accept attend heed increase look at note notice pay attention recognize regard remember respect succeed
WEAK
be willing deny fall behind get live lose receive refuse take veto
VERB
rid of waste
Synonyms
STRONG
defecate discharge eliminate emit empty evacuate excrete expel exude void
WEAK
give off send forth
Antonyms
STRONG
fill keep

Example Sentences

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He was feeling old but I don’t think that he thought he was about to pass.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Last month, the families marked the girls' 11th birthdays - a hard moment as they see the girls' friends pass milestones.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

I say people died when they, uh, pass away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

This allows them to pass quantum states between each other without decoherence, meaning no information is lost.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

“It’s the one about failing ten thousand times when he tried to invent the light bulb, right? Is that how long you think it’s going to take me to pass the Lincoln assassination?”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin