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Synonyms for passing
ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋpass·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
passing
Transient and transitory are both derived from the same original source (Latin trans, over, and eo, go), denoting that which quickly passes or is passing away, but there is between them a fine shade of difference. A thing is transient which in fact is not lasting; a thing is transitory which by its very nature must soon pass away; a thing is temporary (Latin tempus, time) which is intended to last or be made use of but a little while; as, a transient joy; this transitory life; a temporary chairman. Ephemeral (Greek epi, on, and hemera, day) literally lasting but for a day, often marks more strongly than transient exceeding brevity of duration; it agrees with transitory in denoting that its object is destined to pass away, but is stronger, as denoting not only its certain but its speedy extinction; thus that which is ephemeral is looked upon as at once slight and perishable, and the word carries often a suggestion of contempt; man's life is transitory, a butterfly's existence is ephemeral; with no solid qualities or worthy achievements a pretender may sometimes gain an ephemeral popularity. That which is fleeting is viewed as in the act of passing swiftly by, and that which is fugitive (Latin fugio, flee) as eluding attempts to detain it; that which is evanescent (Latin evanesco, from e, out, and vanus, empty, vain) as in the act of vanishing even while we gaze, as the hues of the sunset.
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brief, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, flitting, flying, fugitive, momentary, short, temporary, transient, transitoryAntonyms:
abiding, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, perpetual, persistent, undying, unfading
Princeton's WordNet
pass, passing play, passing game, passingnoun
(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"
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go, notch, departure, liberty chit, exit, strait, fling, walk, passing play, loss, crack, laissez passer, going, mountain pass, straits, bye, passing game, flip, passport, base on balls, expiration, toss, passage, release, pass, whirl, qualifying, head, offer, overtakingAntonyms:
flunk, failing, unsatisfactory, lasting, permanent, carefulpassing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, releasenoun
euphemistic expressions for death
"thousands mourned his passing"
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sledding, firing, overtaking, liberation, passage, dismissal, expiry, divergence, release, freeing, spill, difference, sacking, personnel casualty, vent, passing game, breathing out, sack, tone ending, deviation, passing play, acquittance, red, departure, press release, outlet, expiration, waiver, button, exhalation, handout, pass, exit, leaving, qualifying, loss, dismission, way out, going, discharge, red ink, issue, going away, spillage, deprivation, terminationAntonyms:
failing, flunk, unsatisfactory, lasting, permanent, carefulpassing, passagenoun
the motion of one object relative to another
"stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"
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qualifying, departure, transition, handing over, loss, passageway, enactment, going, release, exit, passing play, passing game, pass, musical passage, expiration, passage, transit, overtakingAntonyms:
failing, flunk, lasting, unsatisfactory, permanent, carefulpassingnoun
the end of something
"the passing of winter"
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exit, release, qualifying, going, overtaking, expiration, loss, passing play, passing game, pass, departure, passageAntonyms:
flunk, failing, unsatisfactory, permanent, careful, lastingpassage, passingnoun
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
"the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"
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qualifying, departure, transition, handing over, loss, passageway, enactment, going, release, exit, passing play, passing game, musical passage, expiration, passage, pass, transit, overtakingAntonyms:
flunk, failing, lasting, permanent, careful, unsatisfactorypassing, overtakingnoun
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"
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exit, release, qualifying, going, overtaking, expiration, loss, passing play, passing game, pass, departure, passageAntonyms:
failing, flunk, careful, unsatisfactory, permanent, lastingpassing, pass, qualifyingadjective
success in satisfying a test or requirement
"his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
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go, qualifying, departure, head, liberty chit, modification, strait, fling, walk, loss, straits, mountain pass, limiting, laissez passer, going, release, flip, exit, bye, passing play, passing game, crack, passport, pass, expiration, toss, passage, whirl, base on balls, notch, offer, overtakingAntonyms:
failing, flunk, permanent, unsatisfactory, lasting, carefulephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugaciousadjective
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"
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short-lived, passing(a), ephemeral, pass(a), transeunt, cursory, transitory, perfunctory, fugacious, casual, transientAntonyms:
flunk, failing, unsatisfactory, lasting, careful, permanentpassing(a), pass(a)adjective
of advancing the ball by throwing it
"a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"
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failing, flunk, careful, permanent, lasting, unsatisfactorypassing(a)adjective
allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
"a passing grade"
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failing, flunk, lasting, unsatisfactory, careful, permanentcasual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctoryadverb
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"
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failing, flunk, lasting, permanent, unsatisfactory, carefulextremely, exceedingly, super, passingadverb
to an extreme degree
"extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"
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highly, exceedingly, extremely, superAntonyms:
flunk, failing, careful, lasting, unsatisfactory, permanent
Matched Categories
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
passingadjective
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exceeding, surpassing, transient, momentary, transitory, fleeting, impermanentpassingadverb
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exceedingly, surpassingly
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "passing":
crossing, beam, passage, adoption, pass, death, dipped-beam, passerby, transmission, turning, passer-by, adopting, disappearance, deaths, mating
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How to use passing in a sentence?
This disease also begins from good intentions, but with the passing of time enslaves its members, becoming a cancer which threatens the harmony of the body and causes a lot of evil and scandal, especially towards our small brothers and sisters.
Corrections Secretary-designee Kevin A. Carr:
Tracey Smith courageously served Wisconsin communities for 23 years as a member of the DOC, and Tracey Smith contributions to the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility( MSDF) will be felt long after Tracey Smith passing, today, I want to express my sincere condolences and stand in solidarity with Sgt. Smith's family, friends and co-workers.
I'm not here to play the blame game right now. We've been passing this buck around for years. This thing has been decades in the making, even the last two years, we've been dealing with things over and over again, and so I'm just glad right now that the governor has decided to go ahead and step up to the plate and help us out right now.
It is with great sadness that I confirm the passing of Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich today, please keep in mind his wife Kathy and two children.
This amendment is inadequate, as it does not cover non-immigrant temporary visas, like students, who also pose security risks, the CCP views every citizen as an instrument to serve the party, and they encourage and apply leverage against many of their citizens working and studying abroad to continue that theft. Passing legislation that would massively increase the number of Chinese national visa holders is a bad idea at this time.
Translations for passing
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- passatgerCatalan, Valencian
- verrinnend, flüchtig, vorübergehendGerman
- pasajero, superficial, muerte, paso, extremadamente, pase, somero, aprobación, excelenteSpanish
- syöttö, ohitus, syöttäminen, ohimennen, peräti, poismeno, katoavainen, hyväksyminen, suurenmoinen, katoava, siirtyminen, syöttely, ohimenevä, läpimeno, loppu, ohittaminenFinnish
- passager, passingFrench
- [[զույգով]] [[ժոնգլյորություն]], [[խմբով]] [[ժոնգլյորություն]], թռուցիկ, ընդունում, անցում, մահ, փոխանցում, անցողիկ, անցնելը, շատ, գերազանց, չափազանց, մեռնելըArmenian
- חוֹלֵףHebrew
- vago, óbito, efêmero, passageiro, passagem, excelente, preeminente, ótimo, aprovação, passe, temporário, morte, extremamentePortuguese
- выдаю́щийся, вскользь, смерть, передача, отли́чный, расплы́вчатый, принятие, чрезвычайно, жонглирование с партнёром, проходя́щий, переходRussian
- đi quaVietnamese
- פארבייגייענדיקYiddish
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