PASSAGES Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

passages

noun

plural of passage

as in routes

an established course for traveling from one place to another the long passage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up the Pacific Coast to California

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as in trips

a going from one place to another usually of some distance an arduous passage across the country

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as in voyages

a journey over water in a vessel the passage to Britain requires several days

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as in excerpts

a part taken from a longer work the news report quoted a passage from the novel

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as in processes

forward movement in time or place a swift passage from mere liking to actual love

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as in deaths

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities weary of this world, he looked forward to the next and sought passage with poison

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Recent Examples of passages Matisse takes every opportunity to disturb passages of chromatic balance. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Essentially a form of computational fluid dynamics, the simulation divides the flow passages into a very large number of tiny regions and calculates things such as velocity, pressure, turbulence, and temperature throughout the component. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 The album moves between sparse, drumless passages and enormous, low-end-heavy productions, between gospel, hip-hop, trap and atmospheric minimalism. — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The sensation tends to affect the nasal passages and can sometimes seem stronger than the heat of some peppers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026 Told in compact passages and with a strong bent forward, there is no excess fat to the story. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 Staying hydrated has helped too, as dry nasal passages can make the odors worse. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 26 Aug. 2026 Khn went back and forth between guitar to bass parts, using his foot pedals to record and play live loop segments from each half of his axe, creating wonderfully rhythmic passages and walls of sounds. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Accessibility Because the property is spread across historic adobe buildings with uneven pathways, stairs, and narrow passages, accessibility can vary significantly by room category. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

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Noun

That can mean choosing a better location for construction, alternate routes, backup power, improved early warning and financial tools such as insurance to speed recovery, Narasimhan said.

— Victoria Milko, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Major transit routes through the country closed entirely as the state fragmented into competing zones of control.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of routes

Noun

Travel data shows the average group size for trips has decreased since COVID-19 began.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
After sleeping on a bus bench and a few trips to the hospital, Lugo landed at Holliday's Helping Hands, or HHH, a network of interim housing facilities started by nurse practitioner Katina Holliday.

— Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of trips

Noun

During five of these voyages, the ship will sail to Bermuda, and three itineraries visit Canada and New England to see fall colors.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
The service remains limited in scale, with just over eight voyages planned this season, but China analyst Gordon Chang told Fox News Digital that its significance goes beyond the number of containers currently making the journey.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of voyages

Noun

Lindsay Clancy described depression in diary, notes On the fifth day of the trial, excerpts from Lindsay Clancy's diary were read aloud.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
The special will feature excerpts from a 2009 60 Minutes interview with Morley Safer, a 2023 CBS News Person-To-Person interview with Norah O’Donnell, as well as interviews with Dokoupil and Mason.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of excerpts

Noun

The domestic supply shortfall for wafers manufactured using advanced processes of 7 nanometres (nm) and below is projected to fall from 92% in 2025 to 34% by 2035, according to the investment bank.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Leaders can maintain alumni relationships, make re-entry culturally acceptable and ensure hiring processes do not automatically treat departure as disloyalty.

— Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of processes

Noun

In all three cases, authorities have appeared to suggest their deaths were accidental.

— Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Nepal’s disaster agency said the death toll had climbed to 734 with 2,498 people missing, while Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing, including over a hundred Nepalis and people from over a dozen countries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of deaths

Noun

Or stay amid the woods at Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa, where amenities and activities include yard games, bike paths, archery, and s’mores as well as special seasonal fun.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
In early April, a convoy of 299 Iraqi fuel tankers crossed into Syria on its way to the Mediterranean port of Baniyas, one of the few remaining paths to international markets amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of paths

Noun

British Arctic expeditions used the north coast of Svalbard as a base for research, a tradition of scientific observation that continues across Svalbard today.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Related Stories An oceanographer and experienced diver, Kurilov dreamed of joining international expeditions and exploring the world’s oceans, but opportunities to work abroad remained out of reach.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

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