Antonyms of noun passing
1 of 7 senses of passing
Sense 7
passing, pass, qualifying -- (success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry")
Antonym of failing (Sense 2)
=> failing, flunk -- (failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun passing
7 senses of passing
Sense 1
pass, passing play, passing game, passing -- ((American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long")
=> football play -- ((American football) a play by the offensive team)
Sense 2
passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release -- (euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing")
=> death, decease, expiry -- (the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren")
Sense 3
passing, passage -- (the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets")
=> movement, motion -- (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
Sense 4
passing -- (the end of something; "the passing of winter")
=> end, last, final stage -- (the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie")
Sense 5
passage, passing -- (a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus")
=> reaction, response -- (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age")
Sense 6
passing, overtaking -- (going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me")
=> reordering -- (a rearrangement in a different order)
Sense 7
passing, pass, qualifying -- (success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry")
=> success -- (an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success")
Antonyms of verb pass
2 of 25 senses of pass
Sense 14
pass, make it -- (go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now")
Antonym of fail (Sense 7)
=> fail, flunk, bomb, flush it -- (fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?")
Sense 16
pass -- (accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak")
Antonym of fail (Sense 6)
=> fail -- (judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pass
25 senses of pass
Sense 1
pass, go through, go across -- (go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind")
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")
Phrasal Verb-> pass over#1; pass over#2; pass over#3
Sense 2
travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass -- (move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other")
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")
Sense 3
legislate, pass -- (make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time")
=> ordain, enact -- (order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985")
Sense 4
elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along -- (pass by; "three years elapsed")
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on -- (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on")
Sense 5
pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give -- (place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers")
=> transfer -- (cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children")
Phrasal Verb-> pass on#5; pass on#4; pass on#2; pass on#7
Sense 6
run, go, pass, lead, extend -- (stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets")
=> be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")
Sense 7
pass, overtake, overhaul -- (travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks")
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on -- (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on")
Sense 8
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place -- (come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important")
Sense 9
pass, clear -- (go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House")
=> succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods -- (attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won")
Sense 10
spend, pass -- (pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?")
Sense 11
guide, run, draw, pass -- (pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers")
Phrasal Verb-> pass over#5; pass around#2
Sense 12
communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across -- (transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news")
=> convey, transmit, communicate -- (transfer to another; "communicate a disease")
Sense 13
evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass -- (disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off")
=> disappear, vanish, go away -- (get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace")
Sense 14
pass, make it -- (go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now")
=> succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods -- (attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won")
Sense 15
exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top -- (be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year")
=> excel, stand out, surpass -- (distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math")
Sense 16
pass -- (accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak")
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge -- (form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people")
Sense 17
pass -- (allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed")
=> let, allow, permit -- (make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off")
Sense 18
pass -- (transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")
Sense 19
sink, pass, lapse -- (pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana")
=> move -- (go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy")
Sense 20
pass -- (throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed")
=> throw -- (propel through the air; "throw a frisbee")
Sense 21
fall, return, pass, devolve -- (be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead")
=> change hands, change owners -- (be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year")
Sense 22
pass, make pass -- (cause to pass; "She passed around the plates")
Sense 23
authorize, authorise, pass, clear -- (grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography")
=> permit, allow, let, countenance -- (consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam")
Sense 24
die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it -- (pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102")
=> change state, turn -- (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election")
Sense 25
excrete, egest, eliminate, pass -- (eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone")
=> exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release -- (eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas")
Antonyms of adj passing
4 senses of passing
Sense 1
ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious -- (lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms")
INDIRECT (VIA impermanent) -> permanent, lasting -- (continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value")
Sense 2
passing (prenominal) (vs. running), pass (prenominal) -- (of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play")
running(prenominal) (vs. passing) -- (of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays")
Sense 3
passing (prenominal) -- (allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade")
INDIRECT (VIA satisfactory) -> unsatisfactory -- (not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory")
Sense 4
casual, cursory, passing (prenominal), perfunctory -- (hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy")
INDIRECT (VIA careless) -> careful -- (exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior")
Similarity of adj passing
4 senses of passing
Sense 1
ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious -- (lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms")
=> impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary -- (not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing")
Sense 2
passing (prenominal) (vs. running), pass (prenominal) -- (of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play")
Sense 3
passing (prenominal) -- (allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade")
=> satisfactory (vs. unsatisfactory) -- (giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory")
Sense 4
casual, cursory, passing (prenominal), perfunctory -- (hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy")
=> careless (vs. careful) -- (marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark")
Synonyms of adv passing
1 sense of passing
Sense 1
extremely, exceedingly, super, passing -- (to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant")
