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Antonyms for passed up


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : pas, pahs
Phonetic Transcription : pæs, pɑs



Definition of passed up

Origin :
  • "written permission to pass into, or through, a place," 1590s, from pass (v.). Sense of "ticket for a free ride or admission" is first found 1838. Colloquial make a pass "offer an amorous advance" first recorded 1928, perhaps from a sporting sense. Phrase come to pass (late 15c.) uses the word with a sense of "completion, accomplishment."
  • As in stranded : adj marooned, abandoned
  • As in lorn : adj abandoned
  • As in abandoned : adj left alone, deserted
  • As in lose : verb be deprived of; mislay
  • As in miss : verb fail, make a mistake
  • As in neglect : verb be indifferent, leave alone
  • As in abstain : verb hold back from doing
  • As in pass : verb decide not to do
  • As in rebuff : verb turn away; give the cold shoulder
  • As in refrain : verb do without; keep from doing
  • As in refuse : verb deny; say no
  • As in reject : verb say no to
  • As in ban : verb officially forbid
  • As in shun : verb avoid, ignore
  • As in skip : verb avoid, miss
  • As in snub : verb give someone the cold shoulder
  • As in boycott : verb ban; refrain from using
  • As in delete : verb erase, remove
  • As in elude : verb avoid; escape
  • As in evade : verb get away from
  • As in forgo : verb give up, do without
Example sentences :
  • The letter was passed up by the court-crier, every eye following it.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • She passed up one side and down the other, but her intended victim was not visible.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • He turned back into his room, and the other passed up the stairs.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • He would often turn in like this at Sim's workroom as he passed up the fell in the morning.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • I couldn't see just why it was, but the Baron had been passed up to me.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • At nine-thirty Edwin came in and passed up the creaking stairs.
  • Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
  • In the darkness she passed up a double tackle and a coil of rope.
  • Extract from : « Major Vigoureux » by A. T. Quiller-Couch
  • Every General who passed up or down felt it incumbent on him to visit the hospital.
  • Extract from : « In Mesopotamia » by Martin Swayne
  • But, if so, why did I hear nothing from her, as I passed up and down?
  • Extract from : « The Foot-path Way » by Bradford Torrey
  • For some reason or other we did not salute as he passed up the river.
  • Extract from : « In Eastern Seas » by J. J. Smith

Synonyms for passed up

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