Synonyms for
Passport
Definition
an official document issued by a government, certifying the holder's identity and citizenship and entitling them to travel under its protection to and from foreign countries.
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Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- apply for a passport
- renew a passport
- valid passport
- lost passport
- stolen passport
- passport control
- passport holder
- passport photo
Word family
Usage note
A passport is primarily a travel document. While 'pass' can be a related verb, it's not a direct synonym for the noun 'passport'.
Example sentences
- I forgot my passport at home so I couldn't travel.
- Do you have a passport to show your identity?
- I need to apply for a passport before I can travel abroad.
- The customs officer checked my passport before allowing me to enter the country.
- My passport is about to expire so I need to renew it soon.
Quotes
A passport, as I'm sure you know, is a document that one shows to government officials whenever one reaches a border between countries so that the official can learn who you are, where you were born, and how you look when photographed unflatteringly.
A passport, like a woman, is a mysterious thing to be puzzled by and wondered about and worshipped from afar.
Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. - Thomas Fuller, author of 'Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs'.