passed-over
Left out deliberately
Passed-over describes someone who has been skipped for a promotion, opportunity, or recognition that went to someone else instead: She felt passed-over when her junior colleague got the position.
The term carries a sense of being overlooked or undervalued.
In religious contexts, passed-over can relate to the Jewish Passover, referring to the angel of death passing over Israelite homes.
Not noticed or considered
- snubbedIntentionally disregarded
- bypassedWent around an obstacle
- seniorityRank from length of service
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
qualified · deserving · resentment · discrimination · merit · undervalued · unrecognized · sidelined
Not picked or selected
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- skippedWent past without stopping
unselected · disregarded · unnoticed · candidate · applicant · shortlist · consideration · preference
Not perceived by anyone
- invisibleCannot be seen
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- dismissedReleased from duty
- neglectedNot given proper attention
forgettable · unremarkable · background · wallflower · overshadowed · unappreciated · marginalized · underestimated
Festival of liberation
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- firstbornFirst child born
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
- lambJuvenile sheep
doorpost · blood · Israelites · Egypt · angel · spared · deliverance · Hebrew
Excluded from inheritance
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- estateProperty and grounds
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- excludedShut out, denied entry
family · sibling · favoritism · entitlement · contested · legacy · successor · heir
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
favoritism · qualified · deserving · resentment · discrimination · merit · undervalued · unrecognized · sidelined · junior
unchosen
Not picked or selected
skipped · unselected · disregarded · unnoticed · candidate · applicant · shortlist · consideration · preference · eligibility
unnoticed
Not perceived by anyone
- invisibleCannot be seen
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- dismissedReleased from duty
neglected · forgettable · unremarkable · background · wallflower · overshadowed · unappreciated · marginalized · underestimated · anonymous
Passover
Festival of liberation
lamb · doorpost · blood · Israelites · Egypt · angel · spared · deliverance · Hebrew · Pharaoh
disinherited
Excluded from inheritance
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- estateProperty and grounds
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
excluded · family · sibling · favoritism · entitlement · contested · legacy · successor · heir · bequest
passed-overchosen
Selected from alternatives
selected · picked · appointed · the chosen one · tapped
passed-overrecognized
Perceived as familiar
acknowledged · noticed · celebrated · honored · spotlighted
pass, passed, passing, passes, passer, passers, passable, impassable, passage