Passage and Recess

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Passage noun - Forward movement in time or place.

Usage example: a swift passage from mere liking to actual love

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Recess is an antonym for passage.

Nearby Words: pass, passed, passing, passageway, passaged

Recess noun - A hollowed-out space in a wall.

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Passage is an antonym for recess.

long	long passage	long recess
small	small passage	small recess
actual	actual passage	actual recess
last	last passage	last recess
Other adjectives: said, longer.

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Recess and Passage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/passage/recess

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