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Synonyms for pass

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

slip away die pop off exit give hand go take place

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Slip away — to change in state or status To die

slip away, die, pop off, kick the bucket informal, exit, go along, go out, lapse, perish, expire, depart, slip by, go west, sink dated

2. Give — to change place. To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another

give, hand, send, throw, turn over, transmit, deliver, reach

3. Elapse — to move through time. To elapse, to be spent

go, go by, elapse, go past, proceed, roll on, fly

4. Take place — to move through time. To happen

take place, go on, come about, come to pass, hold

Other

run, surpass, move, do, thrust, exceed, lead, take, transcend, enact, out-go, overtake

Noun

1. State — the state of things; condition; predicament; impasse

state, condition US

Other

way, passing game, passport, out-run, road, passage, defile, walk, gorge, notch, safe-guard, make-over

Antonyms

fail, veto, ostracize

All antonyms of pass →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To change place. To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.

    John passed Suzie a note.

  2. v. 2

    To change in state or status To die.

    His grandmother passed yesterday.

  3. v. 3

    To move through time. To elapse, to be spent.

    Their vacation passed pleasantly.

  4. n. 1

    The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse.

Related words

Word family
passable pass-by-future pass-by-name pass-by-need passer password passbook pass-by-reference
Phrases
pass over pass on pass away pass off pass by come to pass pass water pass around

Forms

Plural
passes → states, conditions, ways, passports…
Past participle
passed
e.g. passed → died, exited, lapsed, perished…

Choose the right word

Pass or Passage?

A passage is between any two objects or lines of enclosure, a pass commonly between mountains.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • lapse Tom began to lapse in and out of consciousness.
  • send If I could send you a marshmallow, Trang, I would.
  • throw His house is within a stone's throw of his school.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
passsteady
lapsefalling
sendsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters
do1, go1
3 letters
way1, run1, die1, fly1
4 letters
take1, give1, hand1, move1, hold1, lead1, road1, send1, walk1, exit2, sink1
5 letters
state1, reach1, throw1, notch1, lapse1, enact2, gorge1
6 letters
thrust1, exceed2, depart2, expire2, perish2, defile, elapse2
7 letters
deliver3, passage2, proceed2, surpass2
8 letters
passport2, transmit2, overtake3
9 letters
condition3, transcend2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exit2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
passer
Español
pasar