DOUBLE-CROSSING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

double-crossing

verb

present participle of double-cross

as in betraying

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

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Recent Examples of double-crossing Now and then, the series jumps ahead about 60 years, where Blethyn’s Emma, now an incredibly wealthy and powerful department-store mogul, is dealing with double-crossing relatives and an excess of shag carpeting. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026

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betraying

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Rose came to believe that Kloak had actually been sent by its masters to surveil her but was now betraying them.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
The coalition collapsed in 2022, leaving many former supporters accusing him of betraying his electoral promises.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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