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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The civil lawsuit accuses Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, 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. — Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 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

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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The mayor faced criticism on Wednesday both from Jewish groups for his focus on Israel’s military campaign in Gaza on the anniversary and from pro-Palestinian protesters who accused the mayor of betraying the cause.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
But like a bell on a cat, that can betray you at the most inopportune times.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of betray

Noun

As the formidable duo fights for the throne of Norway, the land is ripped apart by rivalries, loyalties and betrayals.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Based on a true story, the film follows a young woman whose romance with a married man sets off a dangerous chain of obsession, jealousy and betrayal.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of betrayal

Noun

When a pair of Israeli filmmakers released a documentary last month about civilian deaths in Gaza, party leaders across the spectrum, including Eisenkot, accused them of treason.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
In 1990, senior West German counterintelligence official Klaus Kuron was exposed as a Stasi spy and later convicted of treason.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

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