passage

The word “passage” has 2 syllables: pas-sage

It's pronounced as /ˈpæsɪdʒ/


What is synonym and antonym for passage?

In the thesaurus, “passage” has 20 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for passage along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for passage

  • advance
  • advancement
  • approach
  • death
  • demise
  • doom
  • excerpt
  • expedition
  • fate
  • journey
  • passing
  • path
  • process
  • procession
  • progress
  • progression
  • road
  • route
  • trip
  • voyage

Antonyms for passage

  • birth
  • ebb
  • existence
  • life
  • recess
  • recession
  • regress
  • regression
  • retreat
  • retrogression
  • return

Meanings of passage

  • noun
    1. A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
    2. Part of a path or journey.
    3. An incident or episode.
    4. The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.
    5. The advance of time.
    6. The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
    7. A passageway or corridor.
    8. An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.
    9. The vagina.
    10. The act of passing; movement across or through.
    11. The right to pass from one place to another.
    12. A fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places.
    13. Serial passage, a technique used in bacteriology and virology.
    14. A gambling game for two players using three dice, in which the object is to throw a double over ten.
    15. A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.
  • verb
    1. To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium.
    2. To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross.
    3. To execute a passage movement.
  • adjective
    1. Describing a bird that has left the nest, is living on its own, but is less than a year old. (commonly used in falconry).

Example Sentences

  • The passage through the mountains was treacherous and difficult.
  • The ancient passage in the castle led to a secret room.
  • He read the passage from the book aloud to the class.
  • The boat sailed through a narrow passage between the islands.
  • The passage of the new law will have significant effects on the economy.

On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to passage, such as: advance, advancement, approach, birth, death, demise, doom.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • belief
  • believing
  • commendatory
  • compliance
  • complimentary
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  • permission
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  • undertaking
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