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. Pidgeon Pagonis:

   I'd never had any dilation( which would have kept the passage open), so it was just a shock to my body. I left that moment being like' That really hurt !' but Cosmo( magazine) said it would get better. It didn't get better in terms of pleasure, but it got better in terms of not hurting as much every single time.

2. Kate Bedingfield:

   Joe Biden has dedicated Joe Biden public life to changing the culture and the laws around violence against women. Joe Biden authored and fought for the passage and reauthorization of the landmark Violence Against Women Act. Joe 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.

3. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Death is passage, border : I would not have Passport for it ! (La mort n'est qu'un passage, frontière. J'aimerais n'avoir pas de passeport)

4. Alice Bowman:

   We'll find out how it's doing -- whether it survived the passage through the Pluto system. Hopefully it did, we're counting on that. But there's a little bit of drama because this is true exploration. New Horizons ' is flying into the unknown.

5. David Payne:

   But if a trend develops, Freedom Caucus might push Donald Trump into the arms of moderate Democrats willing to pull bills to the left in exchange for passage.