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pass has 92 distinct synonyms spread across 33 of its 42 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is fail.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
go across or through
“We passed the point where the police car had parked”
come to pass
“What is happening?”
transmit information
“Please communicate this message to all employees”
go successfully through a test or a selection process
“She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now”
allow to go without comment or censure
“the insult passed as if unnoticed”
transfer to another; of rights or property
“Our house passed under his official control”
throw (a ball) to another player
“Smith passed”
cause to pass
“She passed around the plates”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
“She died from cancer”
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
“he worked the pitcher for a base on balls”
(military) a written leave of absence
“he had a pass for three days”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for pass come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
“the coach sent in a passing play on third and long”
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
“we got through the pass before it started to snow”
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
“the pass to visit had a strict time limit”
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
“the media representatives had special passes”
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
“the plane turned to make a second pass”
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
“it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass”
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
“he had a bye in the first round”
a permit to enter or leave a military installation
“he had to show his pass in order to get out”
a complimentary ticket
“the star got passes for his family”
success in satisfying a test or requirement
“his future depended on his passing that test”