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passed

[past, pahst] / pæst, pɑst /
ADJECTIVE
accepted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledged approved authorized confirmed conventional customary endorsed established fashionable popular preferred received recognized sanctioned time-honored universal welcomed
STRONG
accustomed allowed chosen credited okayed touted
WEAK
arrived at card-carrying current in vogue kosher legit normal orthodox regular standard straight unopposed usual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal different disapproved irregular uncommon unpopular unusual
WEAK
questionable unconventional unorthodox
ADJECTIVE
approved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accepted allowed authorized backed endorsed permitted ratified recognized sanctioned supported
STRONG
affirmed chosen legalized proven validated
WEAK
OK'd certain made official vouched for
Antonyms
WEAK
disapproved refused uncertain
ADJECTIVE
cleared
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accepted approved certified endorsed
STRONG
validated
WEAK
cashable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disapproved
ADJECTIVE
gone
Synonyms
STRONG
absent consumed decamped deceased departed disappeared disintegrated displaced dissipated dissolved done elapsed ended finished flown lacking left lost missing moved quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn
WEAK
AWOL astray away burned up dead defunct down the drain dried-up extinct no more nonextant not a sign of not here out the window over past taken a powder taken leave turned to dust
Antonyms
STRONG
alive existing living present
WEAK
around current
ADJECTIVE
graduated
Synonyms
STRONG
accredited certified invested ordained promoted
ADJECTIVE
initiated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approved drafted instructed introduced received
STRONG
accepted acknowledged admitted coached confirmed conscripted grounded inducted installed tutored
WEAK
called up instated made a member of made part of
ADJECTIVE
lawful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authorized constitutional justifiable legal permissible proper rightful statutory valid
WEAK
bona fide canonical card-carrying commanded condign decreed due enacted enforced enjoined established innocent judged judicial jural juridical jurisprudent just kosher legalized legislated legit legitimatized licit mandated of right official on the level on the up and up ordained ordered protected ruled vested warrantable warranted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
illegal illegitimate incorrect unacceptable wrong
WEAK
illicit prohibited taboo unlawful
ADJECTIVE
legal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constitutional contractual fair juridical lawful legitimate proper statutory valid
WEAK
acknowledged allowed authorized card-carrying chartered clean condign decreed due enforceable enforced enjoined forensic granted innocent judged judicial just justifiable justified legalized legit licit on the level on the up and up ordained precedented prescribed protected right rightful sanctioned sound straight sure-enough warranted within the law
Antonyms
STRONGEST
illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful
WEAK
illicit wrong
ADJECTIVE
legit
Synonyms
WEAK
authorized bona fide canonical card-carrying commanded condign constitutional decreed due enacted enforced enjoined established innocent judged judicial jural juridical jurisprudent just justifiable kosher legal legalized legislated legitimate legitimatized licit mandated of right official on the level on the up and up ordained ordered permissible proper protected rightful ruled statutory valid vested warrantable warranted

Example Sentences

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A few commercial ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz recently have passed through the Iranian-approved route in the north of the waterway.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Charlotte's dad, Shane, a Port Vale season ticket holder, ran the pub up until he passed away in 2022.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Every time I passed that corner I thought about it, how this life was dripping away whether we were awake inside it or not.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“I just passed on a package of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips this morning because the bag was $10,” one Reddit user wrote in a discussion thread about the E-shaped economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

As the days and nights passed, there was something else that lifted our spirits, and gave us new hope.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.