passages

NOUN

path for travel

Synonyms

WEAK

access alley alleyway avenue channel corridor course doorway entrance entrance hall exit gap hall hallway lane line lobby opening pathway road route shaft subway thoroughfare tunnel vestibule way

Antonyms

WEAK

blockage stop

NOUN

excerpt from document

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clause paragraph portion quotation reading section sentence text transition verse

STRONG

extract piece

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

WEAK

denial idleness inaction refusal veto wait

NOUN

travel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change flow journey movement passing progress transfer transition trip

STRONG

advance conversion crossing motion progression tour transference transit transmission transmittal transmittance traverse trek voyage

WEAK

traject traversing

Antonyms

STRONG

stagnation

WEAK

denial idleness inaction refusal veto wait whole

NOUN

authorization; enactment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance establishment legislation passing ratification

STRONG

allowance freedom legalization passport permission right safe-conduct visa warrant

Antonyms

WEAK

denial idleness inaction refusal veto wait whole

Example Sentences

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The required readings, which don't come into effect until 2030, include Bible passages about Adam and Eve and from the book of Exodus, where God speaks to Moses through a burning bush.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Maritime intelligence company Windward said that transits through the strait stood at 40 on Friday, including 12 inbound passages.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

There are excellent passages in the book on synced hormones and perinatal conditions, as when fathers experience labor pains, “an extreme example of what researchers have dubbed couvade syndrome.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Anamaria and her brother, John Paul, read passages from the Bible from a pulpit framed by flowers and a portrait of Sayre.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

The teacher seemed astonished that I could read through the passages correctly with speed.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals