passing vs aerial

aerial vs passing

passing and aerial both are nouns.

passing and aerial both are adjectives.

passing is an adverb but aerial is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passing	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
aerial	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, aerial is a hyponym of passing; that is, aerial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than passing:

passing: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
aerial: a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

Other hyponyms of passing include forward pass, lateral, lateral pass, spot pass.

passing (noun)	aerial (noun)
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it	a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
success in satisfying a test or requirement	an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
euphemistic expressions for death
the motion of one object relative to another
the end of something

passing (adjective)	aerial (adjective)
of advancing the ball by throwing it	existing or living or growing or operating in the air
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough	characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
lasting a very short time
allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

passing (adverb)	aerial (adverb)
to an extraordinary degree

Difference between passing and aerial

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