Pass and Reference

Pass

Pass noun - A narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage.

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Reference and pass are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Pass and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pass" instead a noun "Reference".

nice	nice pass	nice reference
similar	similar pass	similar reference
brief	brief pass	brief reference
direct	direct pass	direct reference
Other adjectives: single, blatant, small, actual, entire, real, massive, huge, little, quick, sexual, explicit, veiled, odd, double, last.

The developers in the remake for the Lamp of Time couldn't help pass up a Dio Brando/ZA WARUDO reference.

Source: Video Game / La-Mulana
This trope is NOT for speculative history stories, which get a pass simply because they're supposed to be alternate history stories, unless they reference these events as parts of "actual" history.

Source: Artistic License History
Marcus Cole, a member of the secretive Anla'Shok, can reference Arthurian legend and William Shakespeare, as well as sing Gilbert and Sullivan songs to pass the time (and annoy his friends).

Source: Cultured Warrior

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Reference and Pass. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pass/reference

Pass & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pass/reference>.

Reference or Pass. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pass/reference.

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