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Synonyms for pass off

  • verb

Most common

come about take place happen occur blow over fleet breathe foist

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Come about

come about, take place, go on, happen, pass, occur, hap dated

2. Blow over

blow over, fleet, fade, evanesce rare

3. Breathe

breathe, emit, exhale

Other

foist, palm, palm off, fake, off-load, unload, fob off informal

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To happen.

    The millennium passed off without any disasters.

  2. v. 2

    To give something (to someone).

  3. v. 3

    To abate, to cease gradually.

Example sentences

  • happen The news left me wondering what would happen next.
  • occur There is no telling when an earthquake will occur.
  • fleet Sevastopol is home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

By length

3 letters
hap1
4 letters
pass1, fake1, palm1, fade1, emit2
5 letters
occur2, fleet1, foist1
6 letters
happen2, unload2, exhale2
7 letters
breathe1
8 letters
evanesce

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (emit2 = 2 syllables).