PASSED (OVER) Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

passed (over) 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of pass (over)

as in traversed

to make one's way through, across, or over passed over two bridges

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verb (2)

past tense of pass over

as in ignored

to fail to give proper attention to you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice

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as in overlooked

to dismiss as of little importance I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before

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Chang was steadily promoted before he was passed over for the position of chief executive, perhaps for bamboo-ceiling reasons. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 After he was passed over for a promotion, his wife emailed HR demanding to know why. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 They get passed over for a promotion and assume the boss has something against them. — Jonathan Alpert Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Parolin, who had been Francis' top deputy but remains in the job, was considered a leading contender in the conclave that elected Leo and was recently passed over as dean of the College of Cardinals. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Three times Rordriguez was passed over for the starting center job by Miami going into the transfer portal to pick up a starter. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 The firm launched about a year after Mayer was passed over as a potential successor to Bob Iger and exited the media giant. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 For generations, the series showed, white men had dominated the department, while Black and women firefighters had been ostracized and put in danger, shut out of the most desirable fire stations and passed over for promotions. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 After Barry Diller left the studio in 1984 and Gulf and Western head Martin Davis passed over Michael Eisner, Mancuso came to head the studio despite his lack of experience as a maker (as opposed to a seller) of films. — Richard Natale, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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Zachary Jackson, aka Zack Jack, is a social media food critic who has traversed the Chicago suburban area reviewing the restaurants that often get overlooked by traditional media critics.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
His words are measured, but filled with the clarity and perspective of an artist who has traversed multiple eras, with the gravitas to show for it.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

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The service Employees are beautiful, plentiful and delightful, with a high staff-to-resident ratio that keeps guests from feeling overlooked, although communication between departments could be better.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
One reason why the shop floor has been overlooked is because the enterprise software industry has focused most heavily on developing digital transformation solutions for corporate functions that are very similar from one company to the next.

— Naveen Poonian, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of overlooked

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Iowa State crossed Arizona's 40-yard line three times, its only points coming on Kyle Konrady's 40-yard field goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
While countries like Sweden and France are pursuing similar deep geological repositories, Finland has officially crossed the finish line first.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of crossed

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Or to weather an economic emergency, or to stop modern slavery, or to combat unfair trade, or to stick it to a country that forgot to send the president a birthday gift.

— Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026
Walking back to a hotel room and finding the bed untouched is no longer necessarily a sign that housekeeping forgot about you.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of forgot

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Smith also explained what would happen if a legal challenge ultimately failed, including continuity arrangements with European partners and backup copies of Microsoft’s code held in Switzerland.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Longini explained that climate change is increasing mosquito populations and lengthening their active seasons, contributing to dengue’s spread globally.

— Alex DeLuca, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of explained

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Electricity costs rank first, followed by water usage and environmental impact.

— Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Billie Joe Armstrong followed Dangerfield on Instagram, and the two struck up a friendship that led to the Paradox opening for Green Day on the Atlanta stop of its Saviors Tour.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of followed

Verb

The song delivered on the hype produced by The X Factor, and justified the screams that One Direction had already invited with their performances of cover songs.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026
Investors are worried about whether their high prices are justified.

— Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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