"Pass me the salt, please." "Here you are."
Source: tatoeba (1673)
Pass
/pɑːs/
Synonyms for "pass" (1231 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: toss, abalienate, abandon, abysm, abyss.
- Sentence evidence is available for pass, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "pass".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "pass"
Keep "pass" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "pass" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "pass", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "pass" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
101 entriesacademic resultaccomplishmentachievementadvanceallowassessment outcomeattemptauthorizationball actionbebring home the baconcausechangechange handschange ownerschange state
Showing 16 of 101 words.
More specific
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
Collocations
12 entriesfree passpass alongpass markpass ratepass the batonpass the notepass the saltpass the testpass timepassing gradeseason passtest pass
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Translations
119 translations across 42 languages.
Albanian
3 entries- kaloj verb (to go by, over, or through)
- kaloj verb (to go successfully through)
- kaloj verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Ao
1 entries- süi (Chungli) verb (to go by, over, or through)
Arabic
4 entries- اِجْتَازَ verb (to go successfully through)
- اِجْتَازَ verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- مَرَّ verb (to go by, over, or through)
- مَرَّ verb (medicine: to eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes; to go through the intestines)
Armenian
2 entries- անցնել verb (to go by, over, or through)
- անցնել verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Bashkir
3 entries- күсеү verb (to change from one state to another)
- үтеү verb (to go by, over, or through)
- үтеү verb (medicine: to eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes; to go through the intestines)
Belarusian
2 entries- прайсці́ verb (to go by, over, or through)
- прахо́дзіць verb (to go by, over, or through)
Burmese
1 entries- အောင် verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Catalan
1 entries- aprovar verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 及格 verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- 通過 /通过 verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- 過 /过 verb (to go by, over, or through)
Czech
2 entries- jít kolem verb (to go by, over, or through)
- minout verb (to go by, over, or through)
Dutch
4 entries- overgaan verb (to change from one state to another)
- slagen verb (to go successfully through)
- slagen verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- voorbijgaan verb (to go by, over, or through)
Finnish
4 entries- kulkea verb (to go by, over, or through)
- läpäistä verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- mennä läpi verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- muuttua verb (to change from one state to another)
French
4 entries- passer verb (to go by, over, or through)
- passer verb (medicine: to eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes; to go through the intestines)
- passer verb (to change from one state to another)
- passer verb (to go successfully through)
German
2 entries- bestehen verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- hinüberkommen verb (to go by, over, or through)
Greek
2 entries- περνάω verb (to go by, over, or through)
- περνάω verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Hebrew
1 entries- עבר verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Hungarian
4 entries- elfogadják verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- elhalad mellette verb (to go by, over, or through)
- elmegy mellette verb (to go by, over, or through)
- kiürít verb (medicine: to eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes; to go through the intestines)
Italian
1 entries- passare verb (to go by, over, or through)
Japanese
4 entries- 合格する verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- 通る verb (to go by, over, or through)
- 通過する verb (to go by, over, or through)
- 過ぎる verb (to go by, over, or through)
Khmer
1 entries- ជាប់ verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Korean
3 entries- 붙다 verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- 지나가다 verb (to go by, over, or through)
- 합격하다 verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Latin
4 entries- praetereo verb (to go by, over, or through)
- praetereo verb (medicine: to eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes; to go through the intestines)
- praetereo verb (to change from one state to another)
- praetereo verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Lithuanian
1 entries- išlaikyti verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Malay
1 entries- lulus verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Norman
1 entries- pâsser verb (to change from one state to another)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- آشمق verb (to go by, over, or through)
Persian
1 entries- گذشتن verb (to go by, over, or through)
Polish
4 entries- przebrnąć verb (to go successfully through)
- przejść verb (to go successfully through)
- zdawać verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- zdać verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Portuguese
3 entries- passar verb (to go by, over, or through)
- passar verb (to change from one state to another)
- passar verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Romanian
1 entries- trece verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
Russian
4 entries- перее́хать verb (to change from one state to another)
- переезжа́ть verb (to change from one state to another)
- пройти́ verb (to go by, over, or through)
- пройти́ verb (to go successfully through)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- pasaig verb (to go successfully through)
Slovene
1 entries- preiti verb (to change from one state to another)
Southern Altai
1 entries- ӧдӧр verb (to go by, over, or through)
Spanish
4 entries- aprobar verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- pasar verb (to go by, over, or through)
- pasar verb (medicine: to eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes; to go through the intestines)
- pasar verb (to change from one state to another)
Swedish
1 entries- förflytta verb (to go by, over, or through)
Tamil
4 entries- கட verb (to go successfully through)
- கட verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- கழி verb (medicine: to eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes; to go through the intestines)
- தாண்டு verb (to go by, over, or through)
Telugu
1 entries- పాసగు verb (to go successfully through)
Ukrainian
2 entries- пройти́ verb (to go by, over, or through)
- прохо́дити verb (to go by, over, or through)
Vietnamese
2 entries- qua được verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
- đỗ verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
White Hmong
4 entries- dhau verb (to go by, over, or through)
- dhau verb (medicine: to eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes; to go through the intestines)
- dhau verb (to go successfully through)
- dhau verb (to go through any inspection or test successfully)
ǃXóõ
1 entries- ǃkxʻáa verb (to go by, over, or through)
Sample sentences
95 total sentences available.
In a town you may pass unnoticed, whereas in a village it's impossible.
Source: tatoeba (2462)
If you study earnestly, you can expect to pass the exam.
Source: tatoeba (15973)
You should study hard so that you can pass the examination.
Source: tatoeba (16073)
Showing 4 of 95 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "pass"?
Closest matches include toss, abalienate, abandon, abysm, abyss.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "pass"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.