Synonyms for passage
ˈpæs ɪdʒpas·sage

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1. passage

   A career was originally the ground for a race, or, especially, for a knight's charge in tournament or battle; whence career was early applied to the charge itself.

   If you will use the lance, take ground for your career.... The four horsemen met in full career.

   Scott Quentin Durward ch. 14, p. 194. [D. F. & CO.]

   In its figurative use career signifies some continuous and conspicuous work, usually a life-work, and most frequently one of honorable achievement. Compare BUSINESS.

   Synonyms:
   career, charge, course, flight, line of achievement, public life, race, rush

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1. passage

   Synonyms:
   journey, thoroughfare, road, course, avenue, route, channel, clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph

   Antonyms:
   chapter, book

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1. passage, transitionnoun

   the act of passing from one state or place to the next

   Synonyms:
   passing, handing over, transit, changeover, transition, modulation, passageway, conversion, enactment, musical passage

2. passagenoun

   a section of text; particularly a section of medium length

   Synonyms:
   transit, transition, enactment, passageway, musical passage, handing over, passing

3. passagenoun

   a way through or along which someone or something may pass

   Synonyms:
   transit, transition, enactment, passageway, musical passage, handing over, passing

4. enactment, passagenoun

   the passing of a law by a legislative body

   Synonyms:
   act, musical passage, characterization, handing over, transit, transition, personation, passing, passageway, portrayal, enactment

5. passage, transitnoun

   a journey usually by ship

   "the outward passage took 10 days"

   Synonyms:
   passing, handing over, transportation, transit, transition, theodolite, transportation system, passageway, enactment, musical passage

6. passage, musical passagenoun

   a short section of a musical composition

   Synonyms:
   passing, handing over, transit, transition, passageway, enactment, musical passage

7. passage, passagewaynoun

   a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass

   "the nasal passages"

   Synonyms:
   passing, handing over, transit, transition, passageway, enactment, musical passage

8. passage, passingnoun

   a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

   "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"

   Synonyms:
   passing, qualifying, departure, transition, handing over, loss, passageway, enactment, going, release, exit, passing play, passing game, musical passage, expiration, pass, transit, overtaking

9. passing, passagenoun

   the motion of one object relative to another

   "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"

   Synonyms:
   passing, qualifying, departure, transition, handing over, loss, passageway, enactment, going, release, exit, passing play, passing game, pass, musical passage, expiration, transit, overtaking

10. passage, handing overnoun

    the act of passing something to another person

    Synonyms:
    passing, handing over, transit, transition, passageway, enactment, musical passage

Matched Categories

1. • Change Of State
   • Journey
   • Law
   • Legislation
   • Movement
   • Musical Composition
   • Reaction
   • Section
   • Structure
   • Way

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1. passagenoun

   Synonyms:
   passing, transit

2. passagenoun

   Synonyms:
   road, path, way, avenue, pass, thoroughfare, channel, route

3. passagenoun

   Synonyms:
   act, deed, event, occurrence, feat, exploit

4. passagenoun

   Synonyms:
   clause, sentence, paragraph, text

5. passagenoun

   Synonyms:
   corridor, entry, entry way

6. passagenoun

   Synonyms:
   enactment, passing

7. passagenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Music.) phrase, part of an air

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1. passagenoun

   Synonyms:
   transit, fare, clause, sentence, paragraph, enactment, corridor, hall, gangway, slype, pass, defile

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1. List of paraphrases for "passage":

   crossing, adoption, duct, pass, step, transition, changeover, passing, portion, safelane, change-over, passageway, transit, enactment, shift, promulgation, corridor, crossings, traffic, move, paso, switch-over

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1. Alveda King:

   What Kamala Harris didn’t say: Reportedly, over 60 million babies have died by abortions in America since the killing of babies in the womb became legal with the passage of Roe V Wade in 1973, added to their deaths are the physical, mental and spiritual trauma many mothers have documented after those abortions. Abortion is death care; not health care. It’s time to end the killing.

2. William James:

   The stream of thought flows on but most of its segments fall into the bottomless abyss of oblivion. Of some, no memory survives the instant of their passage. Of others, it is confined to a few moments, hours or days. Others, again, leave vestiges which are indestructible, and by means of which they may be recalled as long as life endures.

3. Justin Berry:

   We were responding to a riot, people throwing Molotov cocktails at us, frozen water bottles, bottles filled with urine, bottles full of gasoline, and they were engaging in criminal activity by obstructing the passage road that goes to the main hospital.

4. Kate Bedingfield:

   Vice President Biden has dedicated Vice President Biden public life to changing the culture and the laws around violence against women. Vice President Biden authored and fought for the passage and reauthorization of the landmark Violence Against Women Act. Vice President Biden firmly believes that women have a right to be heard - and heard respectfully, such claims should also be diligently reviewed by an independent press. What is clear about this claim : it is untrue. This absolutely did not happen.

5. Republican Gov. Paul LePage:

   Everybody looks at the negative effects of global warming, but with the ice melting, the Northern Passage has opened up.