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 Graham fired a shot from just outside the box after a series of one-touch passes up the middle of the field. — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 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 McVay passes up the field goal and Stanford throws incomplete again. — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 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 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 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 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

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Despite the seriocomic set-up, as Vibeke gets more unstable, Mengel refuses to play her irrationality for laughs, instead taking the more difficult route of earnestness.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026
Out of loyalty to her father, Rhaenyra refuses, eventually deciding to send him north to the Wall.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Definition of refuses

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Previous controversy While the Missouri Young Republicans group rejects the core of the allegations, the lawsuit isn’t the first time a young Republican organization has courted controversy.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Over the decades of Catcher’s fame, the novel has gained a reputation as the tale of a teenager who rejects nearly everything.

— Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of rejects

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Many international students pay full tuition, turning them an increasingly important source of revenue as domestic enrollment declines.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Alan Jackson declines comment With that, the judge left the bench, taking no comment or questions from the lawyers present.

— Kristina Rex, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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