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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 cave, an underwater system which extends for hundreds of meters through multiple chambers and internal passages, begins with a first large, bright cavern with a sandy bottom.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

We know this because Charles Dance recites Michelangelo’s snidest journal passages throughout, bringing a welcome pettiness to an otherwise staid chapter of art history.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Students should read entire books, not decontextualized passages.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Photos showed a pickup basketball game with pink and blue jerseys, a heart-shaped white cake and a Bible in which guests were invited to highlight favorite passages for the pair’s first child.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

My mom had her Bible in her lap, underlining passages that the pastor hadn’t even mentioned.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri