go past

VERB

pass

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 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

roll

Synonyms

STRONG

alternate bowl circle coil curve drape drive eddy elapse enfold entwine envelop flow fold follow furl gyrate gyre impel pass pirouette pivot propel reel rock rotate run spin spiral succeed swaddle swathe swirl swivel trundle twirl twist undulate wheel whirl wind wrap

WEAK

be in sequence circumduct go around swing around

Antonyms

STRONG

halt precede stand stop straighten untwist

WEAK

stabilize steady

Example Sentences

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Still, higher costs can force stations to go past that price, “and that could happen soon,” De Haan wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

The 22-year-old Spaniard Alcaraz has won six Grand Slams, but is yet to go past the last eight in Melbourne.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

"By the time they go past you, they make a noise like a helicopter. They zoom past you like bullets."

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

Given the low pitch count, Kershaw might have been able to go past the fifth.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

I saw Wayne Parr and Hillari Kimble go past, Hillari laughing out loud.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli