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passed on

ADJECTIVE
acquired
Synonyms
STRONG
accrued bequeathed endowed given granted inherited transmitted
WEAK
handed-down
Antonyms
WEAK
deprived forfeited lost
ADJECTIVE
deceased
Synonyms
STRONGEST
departed
STRONG
cold expired finished former gone lost
WEAK
asleep bit the dust defunct exanimate extinct gave up the ghost inanimate kicked the bucket late lifeless pushing up daisies
Antonyms
STRONG
current existing present
WEAK
alive born lively living
ADJECTIVE
extinct
Synonyms
WEAK
abolished archaic asleep bygone cold dead and gone deceased defunct departed disappeared done for doused ended exanimate exterminated extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out
Antonyms
WEAK
alive existing extant living
ADJECTIVE
nonexistent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absent negative tenuous vacant
WEAK
airy baseless blank chimerical dead defunct departed dreamlike dreamy empty ethereal extinct extinguished fancied few and far between flimsy gone gossamery groundless hallucinatory hypothetical illusory imaginary imagined immaterial imponderable insubstantial legendary lost missing mythical null null and void passed away perished shadowy ungrounded unreal unsubstantial vague vaporous void without foundation
Antonyms
WEAK
actual existent existing real true

Example Sentences

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During the inflationary period of 2022, when several states paused their gas taxes, roughly 60-80% of savings were passed on to consumers, research by the Penn Wharton Budget Model External link shows.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

During the inflationary period of 2022, when several states paused their gas taxes, roughly 60-80% of savings were passed on to consumers, research by the Penn Wharton Budget Model External link shows.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Whirlpool reduced its discounts on many products in April to make up for what it said were three years of cost inflation it had not passed on to consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after correspondence in the Epstein files suggested he may have passed on sensitive trade information.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Doctor Copeland put his hand on the banister and passed on.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers