Synonyms of crossing

crossing 1 of 2

noun

1

as in voyage

a journey over water in a vessel

an uneventful crossing from the United States to Britain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voyage
• cruise
• passage
• sail

2

as in intersection

a place where roads meet

turn left at the next crossing and then stay on that road for two miles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intersection
• corner
• junction
• crossroad
• carrefour
• interchange
• crossway(s)
• roundabout
• overpass
• underpass
• cloverleaf
• traffic circle
• rotary
• circle

crossing

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verb

present participle of cross

1

as in betraying

to be unfaithful or disloyal to

people who cross the local mob boss usually are found floating in the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• betraying
• selling (out)
• double-crossing
• backstabbing
• stabbing in the back
• selling down the river
• going back on
• two-timing
• shopping
• giving away
• informing (on)
• splitting (on)
• telling (on)
• turning in
• snitching (on)
• peaching
• ratting (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• saving
• defending
• guarding
• standing by
• shielding
• safeguarding

2

as in intersecting

to divide by passing through or across

there's a light where that street crosses Main Street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intersecting
• bisecting
• cutting
• crisscrossing
• decussating

3

as in traversing

to make one's way through, across, or over

you may have to cross some woods on the way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traversing
• navigating
• walking
• travelling
• traveling
• following
• covering
• tracking
• transiting
• cutting (across)
• passing (over)
• proceeding (along)
• coursing
• riding
• hiking
• going
• peregrinating
• perambulating
• treading
• tramping
• running
• crisscrossing
• traipsing

4

as in striking

to enter the mind of

the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg

Synonyms & Similar Words

• striking
• coming (to)
• occurring (to)
• remembering
• dawning (on)
• arriving
• recalling
• appearing
• emerging
• learning
• recollecting
• memorizing
• conning
• reminiscing
• materializing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgetting
• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• neglecting
• unlearning