CROSSES Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

crosses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cross

as in betrays

to be unfaithful or disloyal to people who cross the local mob boss usually are found floating in the river

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as in intersects

to divide by passing through or across there's a light where that street crosses Main Street

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as in traverses

to make one's way through, across, or over you may have to cross some woods on the way

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as in strikes

to enter the mind of the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg

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crosses

2 of 2

noun

plural of cross

as in fires

a test of faith, patience, or strength dyslexia is just my cross to bear, and I accepted it long ago

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as in hybrids

an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera the mare is an Arabian-Thoroughbred cross

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Recent Examples of crosses

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Across from Laurel, a Black woman crosses her arms over her stomach, her short Afro behind a headband. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 The impact on schools is especially striking, says Marie Gorette Mutuyimana, a primary school teacher of 28 years who crosses the river twice every weekday to get to and from work. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026 Her experience gives a perspective that crosses different parts of the energy value chain. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Pluto fails at this because its orbit actually crosses Neptune's, and it's accompanied by other Kuiper belt objects in neighboring orbits. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Unlike the Auckland-JFK route, which crosses the Pacific, the Dubai service heads west across the Indian Ocean, linking New Zealand with the Middle East in a single flight. — Disha Kalyankar, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026 In this particular case, until this guy crosses a threshold of committing bigger crimes and making more victims with worse outcomes, the system can't do anything for people like this. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026 That can reduce what the agent has to infer, but customers still need to test exceptions, approvals and what happens when a skill crosses systems. — Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 But the idea of gamifying a disaster like a wildfire for financial gain crosses a clear ethical boundary, experts say. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosses

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If one betrays secrets for money, their sale reveals that people within elite institutions are out for themselves, looking to profit from insider positions.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
The treatment of those on board betrays that promise—and it is not limited to just this one ship on this one very long deployment.

— Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of betrays

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The onslaught — typified by a surge in daytime attacks — comes as its battlefield progress stalls and Ukraine strikes deeper into Russian territory.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
McCaffrey said Iran's Kheibar strikes on Israel in 2024 were largely ineffective, but newer versions of it have caused extensive damage in the current war that the Pentagon has not acknowledged.

— Josh Meyer, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of strikes

Noun

The system also has to predict where the next gap will be, because there is a slight delay while the jet fires and the user is constantly moving the brush.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Every few years, devastating fires in major cities left underwriters paying damages that would run into the billions today.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of fires

Noun

Thus, the formulas has certainly helped set the standard for skincare-makeup hybrids; and the same can be said for its Orgasm blush—a matte, peachy-pink pigment that has been a bestseller for more than 25 years since its 1999 debut.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
But the film’s box office success (grossing over $250 million on an $80 million budget), set the franchise on a course dominated by live-action hybrids for the next quarter century.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hybrids

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The 12-episode series – produced by Studio Dragon and released as a TVING original on CJ ENM‘s Korean streaming platform – follows Kang Seong-jae, played by Park Ji-hoon, a young man who joins the military to escape a difficult reality.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
White Pony ranks as the group’s second-longest-running effort with 40 frames somewhere on the tally, while Koi No Yokan follows with 15.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026