Synonyms of pass

120 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for pass is hand. Other synonyms of pass are go, transfer, overtake, transmit and give.

Synonyms and similar words for pass

verbTo move or be moved from one place to another.

goTo die.
move

verbTo go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.

overtakeTo pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
pass byTo travel past without stopping.
pass overTo die and thus progress to the afterlife.

verbTo cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.

deliver
giveTo pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
handTo give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
make over
send
transferTo move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
transmitTo spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).

verbTo eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes.

verbTo make a lunge or swipe.

thrust

verbTo put in circulation; to give currency to.

verbTo cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance.

admit
let in
let pastTo allow someone to pass or get past one.

verbTo die.

pass away
pass onTo die.
assume room temperature slangTo die; to be killed.
auger in euphemisticTo crash catastrophically into the ground.
be called home euphemistic
be like the the One euphemistic
be no more
be with Jesus
be with the Lord
bite the big one euphemisticTo die.
bite the biscuit euphemistic
bite the dust euphemistic
buy the farm euphemisticTo die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.
buy it euphemisticTo die.
cark itTo die.
cash in euphemisticTo die.
cash in one's chips euphemistic
check out euphemistic
close one's eyes for the last timeTo die; to pass away.
code
conk out euphemistic
croak euphemistic
cross overTo die.
cross the Great Divide euphemistic
cross the StyxTo die.
darken euphemisticTo be extinguished or deprived of vitality, to die.
deceaseTo die.
decompose
dematerialize euphemistic
depart euphemistic
disincarnate
draw one's last breathTo die.
drop off the hooks euphemisticTo die.
exit euphemisticTo depart from life; to die.
expireTo die.
fall off the twig euphemisticSynonym of die.
flatline
give one's all euphemisticTo lose one's life while making the utmost effort with full commitment.
give up the ghostTo cease clinging to life; to die.
go for a burton euphemistic
go out euphemisticTo go unconscious; to pass out.
go over to the majority euphemisticTo die.
go the way of all flesh euphemisticTo die; to follow a course leading to death or extinction.
go the way of the dinosaurs euphemisticTo go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to become a thing of the past.
go the way of the dodo euphemisticTo go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.
go the way of the dodo bird euphemistic
go to glory euphemistic
go to one's reward euphemistic
go west euphemistic
hand in one's checks euphemistic
hand in one's dinner pail euphemisticTo die.
hop the twig euphemistic
join the choir invisibleTo die.
keel over euphemistic
kick the bucket euphemisticTo die.
kick off euphemistic
knock off euphemistic
liquidate euphemistic
lose the number of one's mess euphemisticTo die, to perish.
meet one's doomTo die.
meet one's endTo die.
meet one's makerTo die or to pass into the afterlife.
pass in one's checks euphemisticTo die.
pass in one's marble euphemistic
pass the river euphemisticTo die.
pay nature's debt euphemisticSynonym of pay the debt of nature (“to die”).
pay the debt of nature euphemisticTo die.
peg out euphemistic
perishTo die; to cease to live.
pop off euphemistic
pop one's clogs euphemisticTo die.
push up daisies euphemisticTo be dead.
shuffle off this mortal coil euphemisticTo die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.
slip away euphemisticTo pass quickly, almost unnoticed.
snuff it euphemisticTo die.
succumb euphemistic
take a dirt nap euphemisticTo die.
turn up one's toes euphemisticTo die.
yield up the ghostFor a person, to die.
be gathered to one's fathers dated, euphemisticTo be buried together with one's forebears; hence, to die.
forfare archaic
sink archaic, euphemisticTo keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
sleep with one's fathers dated, literaryTo be buried together with one's forebears; hence, to die; also, to be dead.

verbTo advance through all the steps or stages necessary to become valid or effective; to obtain the...

be accepted by

verbTo cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination...

approve
enact
ratifyTo give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on.

verbTo utter; to pronounce; to pledge.

pronounceTo pass judgment.
say
speak
utterTo put (currency or other valuable items) into circulation; specifically, to pass off (counterfeit currency, etc.) as...

verbTo elapse, to be spent.

elapseTo pass or move by.
go byTo pass or go past without much interaction.
intervene
go pastTo elapse. (said of time).
roll onTo pass; to go on; to elapse.

verbTo allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.

disregardTo ignore; to pay no attention to.
ignoreTo deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
take no notice ofTo ignore.
brush off

Opposite of pass

nounA passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to...

meetA meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.

Meaning of pass

verb To move or be moved from one place to another.
verb To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.
verb To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.

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Questions about synonyms of pass

What is another word for pass?: Pass has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hand, go, transfer, overtake, transmit, give and move.
What is the opposite of pass?: The opposite of pass is meet.
What does pass mean?: Pass means to move or be moved from one place to another.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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