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

Verb

Bankrate’s next holiday spending report, and whether the share of shoppers starting before the end of October crosses the 50% line. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026 The shower happens because Earth crosses a stream of debris left behind by Halley's Comet, which was last in the inner solar system in 1986 and will return in 2061. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Verification, Tambe said, gets more complicated when an agent’s work crosses organizational functions. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 But their penalties are part of the problem once Miami crosses the 50-yard line. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Their task is to determine whether one state’s law may assign legal responsibility for consequences produced through activity that crosses every border. — Gale Norton, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 As a mother and someone who has fought to protect the innocence of children, this crosses a line. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The route normally crosses Saudi Arabia and Jordan, making the aircraft’s position unsurprising when the emergency began. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 The team achieved that by making each implant’s transistor switch on only when the incoming pulse crosses a specific threshold. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosses

Verb

To take such a thing seriously in this age of nihilism and disenchantment betrays a person as potentially unserious, someone committed to abstraction, to feeling over logic and material reality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
But the production here betrays its economy, and the direction, by Garth Davis and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, remains earthbound, held down by mournful strings and devoid of color.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of betrays

Verb

Years later, in 2030, his story intersects with that of his daughter, who makes her own pilgrimage to the Arctic Circle amidst political and environmental upheaval.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026
New satellite imagery shows a growing complex near Lop Nur, where China’s nuclear testing history now intersects with its push for next-generation airpower.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of intersects

Verb

In just over eight hours, the train traverses Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, beginning with the towns of Naperville, Princeton, and Galesburg, Illinois.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026
The Carolinian line heads from Charlotte to Raleigh and up the coast to New York City, and the Piedmont line traverses North Carolina.

— Eva Flowe October 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of traverses

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What to do nearby Fully immerse yourself in the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, which strikes a perfect balance between architectural innovation and ecological sustainability.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
One of the things that strikes me about the comparison to nuclear, which has come up quite a bit on Decoder recently, is the government built the nuclear weapons.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of strikes

Noun

Each time a shutter fires, and each time a tire squeals, involves countless pieces working together to deliver a smooth outcome.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
After classes resumed at her oldest child’s school, Sierra Madre Elementary, following the fires, Harrison gave a presentation there on the relation between resilience and the predictive brain.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fires

Noun

Rather, the sales stalled because there weren’t enough EVs available to buy – and there were plenty of hybrids as an alternative.

— John Paul Helveston, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
That soon led him to the punk-reggae hybrids of SoCal acts Sublime, Pepper, and Long Beach Dub All-stars.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of hybrids

Verb

October’s full moon follows September’s harvest moon, which marked when farmers would typically harvest their crops.

— Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
The orbit decides what follows In low Earth orbit, satellites encounter traces of the atmosphere.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026