Definitions

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

receive

STRONG

hold keep take

WEAK

accept get refuse

VERB

cease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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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I had Priority Pass, which gave me an hour of gaming and a drink and a snack for myself and two guests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A rail car loaded with lithium batteries caught fire in the Cajon Pass early Wednesday, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The complete Proton Unlimited bundle — which folds in Proton Mail, Calendar, Drive, Pass and Docs — runs $7.99/month on the 2-year plan or $9.99/month annually.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Natalia Sidorska, 32, lost control of her car while driving along Horseshoe Pass - a winding, scenic A road in Denbighshire - late one evening in June 2025.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Miss Pass All Examinations was just waking up.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

pass

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