Synonyms of pass off

Verb


1. pass off, look, appear, seem

usage: be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity; "She passed off as a Russian agent"

2. pass off, dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore

usage: disregard; "She passed off the insult"

3. pass off, pass, make pass

usage: cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity; "She passed the glass off as diamonds"; "He passed himself off as a secret agent"

4. evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass, disappear, vanish, go away

usage: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"

5. happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place

usage: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

6. emit, breathe, pass off, exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release

usage: expel (gases or odors)

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