DOUBLE CROSS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˌdə-bəl-ˈkrȯs

Definition of double-cross

as in to betray

to be unfaithful or disloyal to she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us

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double cross

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noun

as in treachery

the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another politics is full of double crosses and backbiting

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Verb

The civil lawsuit accuses Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, and his top lieutenant, Greg Brockman, of double-crossing Musk by straying from the San Francisco company’s founding mission to be an altruistic steward of a revolutionary technology. — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2026 Things go awry when he’s double-crossed. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026

Noun

Back towards the control room, In-ho finally reveals his true nature and double crosses the players who followed him to battle. — Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 Listen to this article A Connecticut man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 deaths of a man and a woman shot in the North End of Hartford following a double cross scheme that involved drugs and a gun. — Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for double-cross

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Rumors abounded that Portman, who has met Cusk and recommended one of her books for her book club, felt betrayed.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
The viral moment became a topic of conversation for weeks after the show wrapped, with Rausch also gifting her a Birkin Bag as an apology for betraying her on the show.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of betray

Noun

For his treachery in conspiring with Gwayne, Daemon claims Corlys as his own prisoner.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

Definition of treachery

Noun

The extremely soapy, enjoyably satirical true-life drama chronicles love, rampant betrayal and a brazen murder plot through three decades of the iconic Gucci fashion house.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
That act of literary betrayal—the source of Kiyosaki’s fame and much of his wealth—is the enduring mystery of his life.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of betrayal

Noun

In Russian law, treason is understood as a form of espionage—compromising or working against the Russian state to benefit a foreign power.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Zambia’s main opposition leader was charged with treason and flown under armed guard to a maximum-security prison in a case that threatens to taint Lusaka’s image as a relatively stable southern African democracy.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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