success vs passing

passing vs success

success and passing both are nouns.

success is not an adjective while passing is an adjective.

success is not an adverb while passing is an adverb.

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

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

success: an attainment that is successful
passing: success in satisfying a test or requirement

Other hyponyms of success include winning, bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike, bell ringer, bull's eye, home run, mark, conquest, coup, flying colors, flying colours, pass, qualifying, overturn, upset, conquest, seduction, score, solution.

success (noun)	passing (noun)
an attainment that is successful	going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose	success in satisfying a test or requirement
a person with a record of successes	(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
a state of prosperity or fame	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

success (adjective)	passing (adjective)
	of advancing the ball by throwing it
	hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
	lasting a very short time
	allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

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

Difference between success and passing

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.