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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Once the inventory crosses that hard threshold, the law explicitly prohibits these routine limited drawdowns. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 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 This is the only back-to-back set of the season for the Heat out of their 13 that crosses time zones. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Understanding what happened to the forests may help humanity recognize similar thresholds before the planet crosses them again. — Regan E. Dunn, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

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Daeron betrays Ormund after being officially knighted by him earlier in the episode, and the two never get a proper goodbye.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
People don’t do what they’re supposed to, or someone betrays someone else for money or power or spite, or maybe a dragon just disobeys its rider and decides to murder a prince.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of betrays

Verb

So, in order to make an extreme contact point work, the batter has to be able to discern balls and strikes really well.

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The virus also causes a rare but fatal neurological condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which typically strikes years after a child seemingly recovers from the infection.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of strikes

Noun

There is a history of large plume dominated fires this time of year with similar weather and fuel conditions, including the Bridge, Bobcat, and Station fires.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
See map of Ross Fire Busy wildfire season The fire comes amid a busy wildfire season, as areas of the country face dry conditions that create the perfect environment for fires to start.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of fires

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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