PASSES UP Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

passes up

verb

present tense third-person singular of pass up

as in refuses

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event

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Recent Examples of passes up The oysters on the half shell are a favorite for Colby, while Megan never passes up the tagliatelle bolognese, especially when paired with a glass of Pinot Noir expertly selected by Nancy Smith. — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Around him, Turkey’s best ball progressors, Arda Guler and Hakan Calhanoglu, will frequently drop deep to pull the opposition out of shape and look for incisive passes up the pitch. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Graham fired a shot from just outside the box after a series of one-touch passes up the middle of the field. — ABC News, 23 May 2026 Tampa Bay passes up on a few top edge rushers here (Miami’s Akheem Mesidor and Auburn’s Keldric Faulk) because of the depth at the position and instead nabs McCoy before a few other corner-needy teams. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 And because Amazon never passes up an opportunity to throw a good sale, members just got extra lucky. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026 McVay passes up the field goal and Stanford throws incomplete again. — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026

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Why this 78-year-old professor refuses to move Marvin's frustration goes beyond having robots share the sidewalk.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
The wart that refuses to go away is whatever is up with Vicki and Tamra.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of refuses

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However, a large percentage of the Brazilian electorate also consistently rejects the prospect of voting for another Bolsonaro for president.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Human Rights Watch said those expulsions amounted to war crimes, a charge that Israel rejects.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of rejects

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The Salt Lake County clerk requests assistance to secure the polls, but the sheriff, unsure about jurisdiction, declines.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Steep declines across the tech space, led by Meta and the chip sector, saw Nasdaq log its worst day since June.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

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