Antonyms for passing

Antonyms for (noun) passing

Main entry: qualifying, pass, passing

Definition: success in satisfying a test or requirement

Usage: his future depended on his passing that test; he got a pass in introductory chemistry

Antonyms: failing, flunk

Definition: failure to reach a minimum required performance


Antonyms for (adj) passing

Main entry: pass, passing

Definition: of advancing the ball by throwing it

Usage: a team with a good passing attack; a pass play

Antonyms: running

Definition: of advancing the ball by running


Main entry: casual, passing, perfunctory, cursory

Definition: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Usage: a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws; a passing glance; perfunctory courtesy

Antonyms: careful

Definition: exercising caution or showing care or attention


Main entry: transient, transitory, fugacious, ephemeral, short-lived, passing

Definition: lasting a very short time

Usage: the ephemeral joys of childhood; a passing fancy; youth's transient beauty; love is transitory but it is eternal; fugacious blossoms

Antonyms: permanent, lasting

Definition: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place


Main entry: passing

Definition: allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

Usage: a passing grade

Antonyms: unsatisfactory

Definition: not giving satisfaction


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