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pass over
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of PASS OVER
1
to fail to give proper attention to <you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice>
Related Words fail; miss, omit; brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off); disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn; scant, skimp
2
to dismiss as of little importance <I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before>
Synonyms blink (at), brush (aside or off), condone, discount, disregard, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, overlook, overpass, paper over, pardon, pass over, remit, shrug off, whitewash, wink (at)
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