Double-cross Synonyms and Antonyms

dŭbəl-krôs, -krŏs
To be treacherous to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. betray
  2. sell out
To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. betray
  2. deceive
  3. trick
  4. cheat
  5. defraud
  6. mislead
  7. beguile
  8. bluff
  9. cozen
  10. delude
  11. dupe
  12. fool
  13. hoodwink
  14. humbug
  15. take-in
  16. bamboozle
  17. have
  18. four-flush
  19. swindle
Antonyms:
  1. tell truth
  2. be open
An act of betraying
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. betrayal
  2. betray
  3. cheat
  4. deceive
  5. treachery
  6. double-crossing
  7. double-deal
  8. dupe
  9. scam
  10. sell-down-the-river
  11. sell out
  12. sellout
  13. stab-in-the-back
  14. trick
  15. two-time
To betray by acting in contradiction to a prior agreement.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. deceive

Words Related to Double-cross

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. honest
  2. trust
  3. delores
  4. Dee-Dee
  5. SolSec
  6. pattee
  7. Formée
  8. swordfight
  9. gangland
  10. knife-wielding

Double-cross Sentence Examples

  • When Bill sets out to double-cross Eric and bury him in cement, Eric escapes and reveals Bill's lies to Sookie.

  • The family likes the stupid ones; they're too dumb to pull a double cross and if they overhear something, chances are they won't know what's being discussed.

  • An oak high stool with leather saddle seat and double cross stretcher the design attributed to Simpson of Kendal.

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