Passing — synonyms, passing antonyms, definition

1. passing (a)

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2. passing (Noun)

demise departure dying exit expiration extinction going loss overtaking pass passage passing game passing play progress qualifying release transference transit transmission travel failing

passing (Noun) — (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate. ex. "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"

passing (Noun) — A euphemistic expression for death. ex. "thousands mourned his passing"

passing (Noun) — The motion of one object relative to another. ex. "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"

passing (Noun) — The end of something. ex. "the passing of winter"

passing (Noun) — A bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another. ex. "the passing of flatus"

passing (Noun) — Going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it. ex. "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"

passing (Noun) — Success in satisfying a test or requirement. ex. "his future depended on his passing that test"

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3. passing (Adjective)

casual cursory fugacious here today and gone tomorrow here today gone tomorrow perfunctory running

passing (Adjective) — Lasting a very short time. ex. "a passing fancy"

passing (Adjective) — (football) of advancing the ball by throwing it. ex. "a team with a good passing attack"

passing (Adjective) — Allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily. ex. "a passing grade"

passing (Adjective) — Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough. ex. "a passing inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"

4. passing (Verb)

authorising authorizing blowing over buying the farm cashing in one's chips choking clearing coming about communicating conking croaking deceasing devolving drawing dropping dead egesting elapsing eliminating evanescing exceeding • • • failing

passing (Verb) — Go across or through. ex. "We passed the point where the police car had parked"

passing (Verb) — Move past. ex. "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window" ex. "He passed his professor in the hall"

passing (Verb) — Make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation. ex. "They passed the amendment"

passing (Verb) — Become later by the passage of a given amount of time. ex. "three years passed"

passing (Verb) — Place into the hands or custody of. ex. "pass me the spoon, please"

passing (Verb) — Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. ex. "Service passes all the way to Cranbury"

passing (Verb) — Travel past. ex. "The sports car passed all the trucks"

passing (Verb) — (of an event) come to pass (in time, so that it is real and actual at some time). ex. "What is passing off?"

passing (Verb) — Go unchallenged; be approved. ex. "The bill passed the House"

passing (Verb) — Pass time in a specific way. ex. "how are you passing your summer vacation?"

passing (Verb) — Pass over, across, or through. ex. "He passed his eyes over her body"

passing (Verb) — Transmit information. ex. "pass along the good news" ex. "Please pass on this message to all employees"

passing (Verb) — Disappear gradually. ex. "The pain eventually passed off"

passing (Verb) — Go successfully through a test or a selection process. ex. "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"

passing (Verb) — Be superior or better than some standard. ex. "She passed our expectations"

passing (Verb) — Accept or judge as acceptable. ex. "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"

passing (Verb) — Allow to go without comment or censure. ex. "the insult passed as if unnoticed"

passing (Verb) — Transfer to another; of rights or property. ex. "Our house passed under his official control"

passing (Verb) — Pass into a specified state or condition. ex. "He passed into nirvana"

passing (Verb) — Throw (a ball) to another player. ex. "Smith passed"

passing (Verb) — Be inherited by. ex. "The estate passed to my sister"

passing (Verb) — Cause to pass. ex. "She passed around the plates"

passing (Verb) — Grant authorization or clearance for. ex. "The rock star never passed this slanderous biography"

passing (Verb) — Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. ex. "She passed away from cancer"

passing (Verb) — Expel from the body. ex. "Pass a kidney stone"

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5. passing (Adverb)

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passing (Adverb) — To an extreme degree. ex. "passing cold"