Synonyms for passing
ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋpass·ing

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1. passing

   Transient and transitory are both derived from the same original source (Latin trans, over, and eo, go), denoting that which quickly passes or is passing away, but there is between them a fine shade of difference. A thing is transient which in fact is not lasting; a thing is transitory which by its very nature must soon pass away; a thing is temporary (Latin tempus, time) which is intended to last or be made use of but a little while; as, a transient joy; this transitory life; a temporary chairman. Ephemeral (Greek epi, on, and hemera, day) literally lasting but for a day, often marks more strongly than transient exceeding brevity of duration; it agrees with transitory in denoting that its object is destined to pass away, but is stronger, as denoting not only its certain but its speedy extinction; thus that which is ephemeral is looked upon as at once slight and perishable, and the word carries often a suggestion of contempt; man's life is transitory, a butterfly's existence is ephemeral; with no solid qualities or worthy achievements a pretender may sometimes gain an ephemeral popularity. That which is fleeting is viewed as in the act of passing swiftly by, and that which is fugitive (Latin fugio, flee) as eluding attempts to detain it; that which is evanescent (Latin evanesco, from e, out, and vanus, empty, vain) as in the act of vanishing even while we gaze, as the hues of the sunset.

   Synonyms:
   brief, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, flitting, flying, fugitive, momentary, short, temporary, transient, transitory

   Antonyms:
   abiding, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, perpetual, persistent, undying, unfading

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pass, passing play, passing game, passingnoun

   (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

   "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"

   Synonyms:
   go, notch, departure, liberty chit, exit, strait, fling, walk, passing play, loss, crack, laissez passer, going, mountain pass, straits, bye, passing game, flip, passport, base on balls, expiration, toss, passage, release, pass, whirl, qualifying, head, offer, overtaking

   Antonyms:
   flunk, failing, unsatisfactory, lasting, permanent, careful

2. passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, releasenoun

   euphemistic expressions for death

   "thousands mourned his passing"

   Synonyms:
   sledding, firing, overtaking, liberation, passage, dismissal, expiry, divergence, release, freeing, spill, difference, sacking, personnel casualty, vent, passing game, breathing out, sack, tone ending, deviation, passing play, acquittance, red, departure, press release, outlet, expiration, waiver, button, exhalation, handout, pass, exit, leaving, qualifying, loss, dismission, way out, going, discharge, red ink, issue, going away, spillage, deprivation, termination

   Antonyms:
   failing, flunk, unsatisfactory, lasting, permanent, careful

3. passing, passagenoun

   the motion of one object relative to another

   "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"

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

   Antonyms:
   failing, flunk, lasting, unsatisfactory, permanent, careful

4. passingnoun

   the end of something

   "the passing of winter"

   Synonyms:
   exit, release, qualifying, going, overtaking, expiration, loss, passing play, passing game, pass, departure, passage

   Antonyms:
   flunk, failing, unsatisfactory, permanent, careful, lasting

5. 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:
   qualifying, departure, transition, handing over, loss, passageway, enactment, going, release, exit, passing play, passing game, musical passage, expiration, passage, pass, transit, overtaking

   Antonyms:
   flunk, failing, lasting, permanent, careful, unsatisfactory

6. passing, overtakingnoun

   going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

   "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"

   Synonyms:
   exit, release, qualifying, going, overtaking, expiration, loss, passing play, passing game, pass, departure, passage

   Antonyms:
   failing, flunk, careful, unsatisfactory, permanent, lasting

7. passing, pass, qualifyingadjective

   success in satisfying a test or requirement

   "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"

   Synonyms:
   go, qualifying, departure, head, liberty chit, modification, strait, fling, walk, loss, straits, mountain pass, limiting, laissez passer, going, release, flip, exit, bye, passing play, passing game, crack, passport, pass, expiration, toss, passage, whirl, base on balls, notch, offer, overtaking

   Antonyms:
   failing, flunk, permanent, unsatisfactory, lasting, careful

8. ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugaciousadjective

   lasting a very short time

   "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"

   Synonyms:
   short-lived, passing(a), ephemeral, pass(a), transeunt, cursory, transitory, perfunctory, fugacious, casual, transient

   Antonyms:
   flunk, failing, unsatisfactory, lasting, careful, permanent

9. passing(a), pass(a)adjective

   of advancing the ball by throwing it

   "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"

   Antonyms:
   failing, flunk, careful, permanent, lasting, unsatisfactory

10. passing(a)adjective

    allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

    "a passing grade"

    Antonyms:
    failing, flunk, lasting, unsatisfactory, careful, permanent

11. casual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctoryadverb

    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

    "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"

    Antonyms:
    failing, flunk, lasting, permanent, unsatisfactory, careful

12. extremely, exceedingly, super, passingadverb

    to an extreme degree

    "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"

    Synonyms:
    highly, exceedingly, extremely, super

    Antonyms:
    flunk, failing, careful, lasting, unsatisfactory, permanent

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1. passingadjective

   Synonyms:
   exceeding, surpassing, transient, momentary, transitory, fleeting, impermanent

2. passingadverb

   Synonyms:
   exceedingly, surpassingly

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "passing":

   crossing, beam, passage, adoption, pass, death, dipped-beam, passerby, transmission, turning, passer-by, adopting, disappearance, deaths, mating

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How to use passing in a sentence?

1. Volodymyr Solohub:

   With every passing hour, they’re becoming more and more like North Korea.

2. Britney Aldean:

   They’re the reason we are where we are. REMEMBER THAT with every passing comment. We stand with you and support you, ALWAYS.

3. Tim Albrecht:

   Iowans value a person who tells it like it is and doesn't change their message for the crowd they're addressing. So far Christie is passing that test.

4. Robert Dawson:

   Often times, a library reveals things about a community. It was really sad to see a closed library when I was passing through the Mississippi Delta, i am not a librarian, but 18 years of doing this, you peel away things.

5. Alan Regenberg:

   This may feel like you're blindly passing it out, but it may be the best we can do, it may be impossible to separate people on the basis of prognosis out of the pool of kids under 2.