All Definitions for Passes
Below are all the dictionary definitions of passes:
1To change place.
2To move or be moved from one place to another.
3To go past, by, over, or through
4To proceed from one side to the other of
5To move past.
6To cause to move or go
7To send
8To transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.
9To eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes.
10To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
11To make various kinds of movement.
12To kick (the ball) with precision rather than at full force.
13To move (the ball or puck) to a teammate.
14To make a lunge or swipe.
15To throw the ball, generally downfield, towards a teammate.
16To go from one person to another.
17To put in circulation
18To give currency to.
19To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance.
20To put through a sieve.
21To change in state or status
22To progress from one state to another
23To advance.
24To depart, to cease, to come to an end.
25To die.
26To achieve a successful outcome from.
27To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to become valid or effective
28To obtain the formal sanction of (a legislative body).
29To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance.
30To cause to advance by stages of progress
31To carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action
32Specifically, to give legal or official sanction to
33To ratify
34To enact
35To approve as valid and just.
36To make a judgment on or upon a person or case.
37To utter
38To pronounce
39To pledge.
40To change from one state to another (without the implication of progression).
41To move through time.
42To elapse, to be spent.
43To spend.
44To allow to go by without noticing
45To omit attention to
46To take no note of
47To disregard.
48To continue.
49To proceed without hindrance or opposition.
50To live through
51To have experience of
52To undergo
53To suffer.
54To happen.
55To be accepted.
56To be tolerated as a substitute for something else, to "do".
57To be accepted by others as a member of a race, sex, or other group to which one does not belong or would not have originally appeared to belong
58Especially to be considered white although one has black ancestry, or a woman although one was assigned male at birth or vice versa.
59To refrain from doing something.
60To decline something that is offered or available.
61To reject
62To pass up.
63To decline or not attempt to answer a question.
64In turn-based games, to decline to play in one's turn.
65In euchre, to decline to make the trump.
66To do or be better.
67To transcend
68To surpass
69To excel
70To exceed.
71An opening, road, or track, available for passing
72Especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range
73A passageway
74A defile
75A ford.
76A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.
77A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over, or along anything.
78A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.
79An attempt.
80A sexual advance (often in the phrase make a pass).
81Success in an examination or similar test.
82A thrust or push
83An attempt to stab or strike an adversary.
84A thrust
85A sally of wit.
86The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.
87A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it.
88Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.
89A document granting permission to pass or to go and come
90A passport
91A ticket permitting free transit or admission
92An intentional walk.
93The act of overtaking
94An overtaking manoeuvre.
95The state of things
96Condition
97Predicament
98Impasse.
99The area in a restaurant kitchen where the finished dishes are passed from the chefs to the waiting staff.
100An act of declining to play one's turn in a game, often by saying the word "pass".
101A run through a document as part of a translation, compilation or reformatting process.
102A password (especially one for a restricted-access website).
103To go beyond bounds
104To surpass
105To be in excess.
106To take heed, to have an interest, to care.
107Estimation
108Character.
109A surname.
110Used to remember how to use a fire extinguisher: pull the pin, aim at the base (of the fire), squeeze the handle/trigger, sweep from side to side.
111Initialism of positive alternative to school suspension.
112Initialism of personal alert safety system.
113Initialism of penile artery shunt syndrome.
About synonyms for passes
Finding the right synonym for passes helps writers avoid repetition and add precision to their work. Defined as "To change place.", passes has 0 alternatives that can fit different contexts and tones.
When choosing a synonym, consider the connotation, formality level, and audience. Some alternatives work better in casual conversation while others shine in academic or professional writing. For example, using a more formal synonym in a business email can elevate your tone, while a casual synonym might feel more natural in creative writing or dialogue.
It is also worth noting that not all synonyms are perfectly interchangeable. The context of your sentence, the surrounding words, and the intended emotional impact all play a role in selecting the best alternative. The list above provides the most common and useful replacements for passes, but always read your sentence aloud to ensure the chosen word flows naturally.