PASSAGE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PASSAGE?

Need another word that means the same as “passage”? Find 77 synonyms and 30 related words for “passage” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Passage” are: enactment, passing, transition, transit, musical passage, passageway, handing over, progress, movement, motion, going, crossing, travelling, traversal, traverse, advance, course, march, flow, safe conduct, entry, admission, access, voyage, trip, cruise, sail, corridor, hall, hallway, entrance hall, entrance, walkway, aisle, gangway, alley, alleyway, lane, path, pathway, way, footpath, track, trackway, road, thoroughfare, duct, development, progression, move, change, shift, conversion, metamorphosis, ratification, acceptance, approval, adoption, authorization, sanction, validation, legalization, endorsement, extract, excerpt, quotation, quote, citation, cite, reading, section, piece, selection, part, snippet, fragment, portion

Passage as a Noun

Definitions of "Passage" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “passage” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The action or process of moving forward.
• A journey by sea or air.
• A path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass.
• The passing of a law by a legislative body.
• The act of passing something to another person.
• The act of passing from one state or place to the next.
• A bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another.
• A narrow way allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building; a passageway.
• The propagation of microorganisms or cells in a series of host organisms or culture media, so as to maintain them or modify their virulence.
• The right to pass through somewhere.
• The motion of one object relative to another.
• The process of transition from one state to another.
• The action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another.
• A duct, vessel, or other channel in the body.
• A short section of a musical composition.
• A section of text; particularly a section of medium length.
• A short extract from a book or other printed material.
• A journey usually by ship.
• An episode in a spell of longer activity such as a sporting event.
• The passing of a bill into law.
• A way through or along which someone or something may pass.
• A section of a piece of music.
• (of a migrating bird) the action of passing through a place en route to its final destination.

Synonyms of "Passage" as a noun (77 Words)

acceptance	A disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations. Charges involving the acceptance of bribes.
access	The operation of reading or writing stored information. Wheelchair access.
admission	The fee charged for admission. The evening before her admission to hospital.
adoption	A legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit. Private adoptions are illegal in Britain.
advance	An increase in amount or price. Decades of great scientific advance.
aisle	A passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or train. I spend much of my time at the shops wandering through the aisles.
alley	Either of the two side strips between the singles sideline and the sidelines which count as part of the court in a doubles match. There were a few muggings in the backstreets and alleys.
alleyway	A narrow street with walls on both sides.
approval	A message expressing a favorable opinion. Although she fussed at them she secretly viewed all her children with approval.
authorization	A document giving an official instruction or command. Deputies are given authorization to make arrests.
change	Money given in exchange for the same sum in larger units. Activities related to environmental change.
citation	A mention of a praiseworthy act in an official report, especially that of a member of the armed forces in wartime. The citation described him as an officer of extreme gallantry.
cite	A citation.
conversion	A spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life. His conversion to the Catholic faith.
corridor	A passage along the side of some railway carriages, from which doors lead into compartments. His room lay at the very end of the corridor.
course	The route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river. The road adopts a tortuous course along the coast.
crossing	The action of crossing something. A stream of cars was waiting for the railway crossing barriers to be opened.
cruise	A voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places. A cruise down the Nile.
development	An event constituting a new stage in a changing situation. What a revolting development.
duct	A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance. The tear duct was obstructed.
enactment	A law that is passed. Enactments covering food safety.
endorsement	A clause in an insurance policy detailing an exemption from or change in cover. The package was regarded as an endorsement of the government s reform programme.
entrance	An act or instance of entering somewhere. The entrance to a tunnel.
entrance hall	A movement into or inward.
entry	Something that provides access (to get in or get out. Beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral.
excerpt	A passage selected from a larger work. He presented excerpts from William James philosophical writings.
extract	A short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music. A shampoo with extract of camomile.
flow	The act of flowing or streaming continuous progression. A constant flow of people.
footpath	A path for people to walk along, especially a right of way in the countryside.
fragment	An incomplete piece. Fragments of a play.
gangway	A temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site.
going	The condition of the ground viewed in terms of suitability for horse racing, riding, or walking. The going was ideal here with short turf and a level surface.
hall	A large country house, especially one with a landed estate. He dined in hall.
hallway	An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
handing over	Ability.
lane	A well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic. The innermost dust lane is dense enough to absorb some infrared.
legalization	The action of making something that was previously illegal permissible by law. Calls for the legalization of cannabis.
march	Genre of music written for marching. The march went up Fifth Avenue.
metamorphosis	A complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft. The metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting.
motion	An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. Opposition parties tabled a no confidence motion.
move	A player’s turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game. The country s move to independence.
movement	A campaign undertaken by a political social or artistic movement. It was an expensive watch with a diamond movement.
musical passage	A play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing.
part	The appropriate or expected behaviour in a particular role or situation one s duty. Those of you who jet off to foreign parts for your holidays.
passageway	A passage between rooms or between buildings. The palace was full of secret passageways.
passing	In sport the action of passing a ball to another team member. The coach sent in a passing play on third and long.
path	A way especially designed for a particular use. The path of virtue.
pathway	A trodden path. The crags and cornices of the mountainous pathways.
piece	A separate part of a whole. A 10p piece.
portion	An amount of food suitable for or served to one person. What will be my portion.
progress	A movement forward. We are making progress towards equal rights.
progression	A number of things in a series. A steady progression towards your goals.
quotation	A short musical passage or visual image taken from one piece of music or work of art and used in another. Since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation.
quote	A passage or expression that is quoted or cited. Quotes from different insurance companies.
ratification	The action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid. Ratification of the treaty raised problems in several member states.
reading	The action or skill of reading. His main reading was detective stories.
road	A railroad. The low road of apathy and alienation.
safe conduct	A ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests.
sail	The broad fin on the back of a sailfish or of some prehistoric reptiles. The sail covering the load of crates broke loose from the truck.
sanction	Official permission or approval. He appealed to the bishop for his sanction.
section	A building plot. The finance section of the company.
selection	A plot of land acquired by selection. I make Dayflower the selection for the Irish 1000 Guineas.
shift	The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower case letters to upper case letters. A shift in public opinion.
snippet	A small piece or brief extract. Snippets of information about the war.
thoroughfare	A main road in a town. The middle bedroom is a thoroughfare to the bathroom.
track	The act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track. A Formula One Grand Prix track.
trackway	A path formed by the repeated treading of people or animals. A narrow beaten trackway into the forest.
transit	A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods. Guatemala is to have freedom of transit across Belize.
transition	A change of an atom, nucleus, electron, etc. from one quantum state to another, with emission or absorption of radiation. He began the transition from female to male in the 10th grade.
travelling	The act of going from one place to another. Music films and travelling are among her favourite pastimes.
traversal	Travel across.
traverse	An area of land surveyed with a traverse. A narrow traverse made lethal by snow and ice.
trip	A light or nimble tread. Sammy s gone on a school trip.
validation	The action of checking or proving the validity or accuracy of something. New courses subject to validation include an MSc in Urban Forestry.
voyage	A journey to some distant place. Writing a biography is a voyage of discovery.
walkway	A passage or path for walking along, especially a raised passageway connecting different sections of a building or a wide path in a park or garden.
way	A general category of things used in the expression in the way of. He went a long ways.

Usage Examples of "Passage" as a noun

• The passage of air from the lungs.
• A neat passage of midfield play.
• He picked up the newspaper and read the passage again.
• The species occurs regularly on passage.
• Despite the passage of time she still loved him.
• A catalyst for the unrest was the passage of a privatization law.
• An orchestral passage.
• A passage migrant.
• I booked a passage on the next ship.
• We obtained a permit for safe passage from the embassy.
• An allegory on the theme of the passage from ignorance to knowledge.
• The outward passage took 10 days.
• Cultured cells can replicate on serial passage for predictable periods of time.
• There were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock.
• The larger bedroom was at the end of the passage.
• The nasal passages.

Associations of "Passage" (30 Words)

aisle	A passage between cabinets and shelves of goods in a supermarket or other building. I spend much of my time at the shops wandering through the aisles.
antechamber	A large entrance or reception room or area. The antechamber to an interview room.
anteroom	An antechamber, typically serving as a waiting room.
arcade	A covered walk with shops along one or both sides. A shopping arcade.
avenue	A wide street or thoroughfare. Tree lined avenues surround the hotel.
boulevard	A wide street or thoroughfare. Sunset Boulevard.
channel	A service or station using a channel of frequencies. A satellite TV channel.
concourse	A wide hallway in a building where people can walk. A station concourse.
corridor	A belt of land linking two other areas or following a road or river. The security forces established corridors for humanitarian supplies.
esophagus	The passage between the pharynx and the stomach.
expo	A collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display.
foyer	A large entrance or reception room or area. The foyer of the concert hall.
furrow	Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove. Fields of ridge and furrow.
gangway	A raised platform or walkway providing a passage.
groove	Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove. The rhythm section grooves in the true Basie manner.
hall	A large and imposing house. The elevators were at the end of the hall.
hallway	An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
lane	(in tenpin bowling) a long, narrow strip of floor down which the ball is bowled. She drove along the winding lane.
lobby	An interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor typically through lobbying. They insist on their right to lobby Congress.
mansion	A terrace or mansion block. Carlyle Mansions.
narrow	Denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to narrow the pharynx. The idea of nationalism in the narrowest sense of the word.
nave	The central area of a church.
orifice	An aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity. The orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart.
passageway	A long, narrow way, typically having walls either side, that allows access between buildings or to different rooms within a building. The palace was full of secret passageways.
path	A course of conduct. The path of virtue.
porch	A structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance. Daniel and Lydia sat out on the porch for many hours.
residence	The official home of a government minister or other public or official figure. He refused to live in the governor s residence.
road	The part of a road intended for vehicles especially in contrast to a verge or pavement. The road to fame.
shaft	Equip with a shaft. Brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight.
walkway	A passage or path for walking along, especially a raised passageway connecting different sections of a building or a wide path in a park or garden.