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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The Bridge program rules dictate that if a patient has a BMI of 35, but their sleep apnea crosses the threshold from mild to moderate, they are disqualified from gaining access to a GLP-1 through the Bridge initiative. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Their path eventually crosses that of Greta, an Italian doctor whose empathy and resilience shine through the situation. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 July 2026 The bridge crosses a section of Markham near the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind and the Capitol View-Stiff Station neighborhood. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2026 Still, this doesn’t happen every day; an eclipse takes place when a new or full moon occurs close to one of the lunar nodes, where the moon’s orbit crosses the ecliptic. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Once a victim crosses a jurisdictional line, everything that happened on the other side of it too often gets lost in the nowhere land of bureaucracy and red tape. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 The trail crosses Romania diagonally, running from the rural commune of Putna to the city of Drobeta-Turnu Severin. — Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 These are the complications of Reddy’s interrogation, where an ancient system that crosses borders deep into Silicon Valley plays out beneath Wilson Chin’s remarkable set, which feels like an operating room, where society is the patient. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 Opened in 2011, the viaduct crosses numerous rivers, irrigation canals, highways, and railway lines while supporting trains traveling at up to 350 km/h. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

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Yes, Lyssa withdraws her nomination for Surgeon General, her husband betrays her, and her oncologist best friend, Judith, throws herself into the Potomac during a Tashlich service.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
But while Kozue is a genuine, unapologetic weirdo, the film that is constructed around her soon betrays a less imaginative, more normative impulse — so much so that this coming-of-age story ultimately leaves a bitter taste.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026

Definition of betrays

Verb

Their simulations focused on where the protective layer intersects the electrolyte, the lithium metal anode, and the cathode materials.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
That answer matters because audiences have become increasingly skeptical whenever patriotism intersects with marketing.

— Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Definition of intersects

Noun

Since erupting Saturday, three fires in Spokane County have destroyed more than 700 structures, displaced tens of thousands of residents and threatened communities.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The impact set several fires in an industrial zone, Vorobyov wrote, with damage also done to an administrative building and an electrical substation.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of fires

Noun

The 2026 Jeep Cherokee competes against other hybrids like the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V Hybrid.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Spiritual jazz would devolve into a whole constellation of hybrids and offshoots involving varying degrees of jazz, funk, and electronica.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026