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Synonyms & Antonyms of cross
(Entry 1 of 3)
- people who cross the local mob boss usually are found floating in the river
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- inform (on),
- peach,
- rat (on),
- shop
- [British],
- snitch (on),
- split (on)
- [British],
- tell (on),
- turn in
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- there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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- you may have to cross some woods on the way
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- the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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cross
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of cross (Entry 2 of 3)
- dyslexia is just my cross to bear, and I accepted it long ago
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- the mare is an Arabian-Thoroughbred cross
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cross
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of cross (Entry 3 of 3)
- raises both purebred and cross lambs
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- she was cross all day because of a nagging headache
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- bearish,
- bilious,
- cantankerous,
- cross-grained,
- curmudgeonly,
- disagreeable,
- dyspeptic,
- ill-humored,
- ill-natured,
- ill-tempered,
- off-color
- (or off-colored),
- ornery,
- querulous,
- snarly,
- surly
Phrases Synonymous with cross
Near Antonyms for cross
- affable,
- companionable,
- cordial,
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- friendly,
- genial,
- gregarious,
- outgoing,
- sociable
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“Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross. Accessed 19 May. 2022.
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