pass off

Questions about pass off

What does pass off mean?

pass off means "be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for pass off?

Close synonyms include evanesce, fade, blow over, fleet, pass. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pass off a common word?

pass off is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.