Pass and Wait

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

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Wait is an antonym for pass in go by topic.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.

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Pass is an antonym for wait.

Nearby Words: waited, waiting, waiter

close	close pass	close wait
high	high pass	high wait
long	long pass	long wait
short	short pass	short wait
Other adjectives: single, deep, huge, little, secret, late, odd, last.

character	pass character	wait character
number	pass number	wait number
couple	pass couple	wait couple
time	pass time	wait time
Other words: way, game, song, times.

When he doesn't show up, she continues to wait as weeks pass and she learns she's pregnant with his child.

Source: I Will Wait for You
If Conan doesn't return to his Shinichi identity, Ran will wait for him to return... even if more than ten years pass.

Source: I Will Wait for You
Rather than wait to see if it would come to pass the inhabitants cut some corners and forcibly summoned them instead.

Source: Roleplay / Dark Before The Dawn

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Wait and Pass. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pass/wait

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