Pass and Stay

Opposite meaning words

Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

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Stay is an antonym for pass in go by topic.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

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Pass is an antonym for stay.

Nearby Words: stayed, staying

nice	nice pass	nice stay
long	long pass	long stay
normal	normal pass	normal stay
brief	brief pass	brief stay
Other adjectives: short, free, initial, entire, quick, last, red, eldest.

character	pass character	stay character
course	pass course	stay course
series	pass series	stay series
couple	pass couple	stay couple
Other words: time, way, level, game, times, powers.

In Dream Park, visitors at the Chamber of Horrors attraction are warned to stay on the green glowing path, as they pass through a holographic diorama of underwater terrors.

Source: Stay on the Path
She begins to freak out just as they pass by, he needs her to stay quiet... so... yeah.

Source: "Shut Up" Kiss
Take Your Time: No matter how many times you stay the night in the boarding house, time will never actually pass.

Source: Video Game / Outlaws Of The Sierra Nevadas

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