PASSPORT Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

passport

noun

ˈpas-ˌpȯrt

Definition of passport

as in ticket

something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal meeting that movie director could be your passport to a big acting career

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as in access

the means or right of entering or participating in to its followers, the cult seemed like their passport to heaven

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Recent Examples of passport In the bathroom, my fingers fumbled in the inner pocket of my jacket, searching for the passport. — Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026 This move allowed the company to provide better product-level life cycle assessment data enabling digital product passport creation across its product portfolio. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 In the Philippines, China’s Ministry of Public Security canceled the passports of hundreds of Chinese nationals involved in offshore gambling operations there, turning them into fugitives who can be arrested and deported. — Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026 To potentially speed up the process, travelers to Sweden and Portugal can download the Travel to Europe mobile app and pre-register their passport data and facial image within 72 hours of entering or exiting a European nation. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passport

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Noun

This is based on the cost for an adult purchasing a new season ticket, or, in the case of clubs where there are no new tickets available, the final renewal phase.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Fans do not need a ticket for the event to purchase barbecue, according to the Instagram post.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ticket

Noun

Charles Bradshaw, community plans and liaison officer at Naval Base Coronado, said the bridge preserves vital defense access as part of the strategic highway network.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
How much access is currently possible for emergency vehicles is not clear.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of access

Noun

One of the rentable rooms is the bank vault, which still has its six-ton door and reinforced concrete walls.

— Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
But for the rest of the year, Rice simply lived there, working in an office off an 800-square-foot primary suite and taking dips in the pool or the ocean outside his door.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of door

Noun

The report comes shortly after data from Ukrainian open-source mapping group Deep State found that the most active battlefield actions were taking place around Kostyantynivka, which is seen as the gateway to the rest of the Donbas region.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
American Airlines is continuing to build Charlotte Douglas International Airport as a global gateway with new, direct service to Barcelona beginning next summer.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of gateway

Noun

What’s important is not whether Canada’s accession is realistic or not, but that the conversation is happening at all.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Following the 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections, Georgian Dream suspended its accession talks with the EU.

— Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of accession

Noun

Shopping malls across the country are roping off parking spaces closest to main entrances and food courts to make a few extra bucks.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Officers met with representatives of Lamb, who identified an apparent entrance and exit point as a broken window on the side of the house.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrance

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