as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us
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as in treachery
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
politics is full of double crosses and backbiting
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Recent Examples of double-cross
Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
In Play Dirty, Wahlberg stars a career criminal named Parker, who’s double-crossed by a member of his team after a robbery.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article A Connecticut man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 deaths of a man and a woman shot in the North End of Hartford following a double cross scheme that involved drugs and a gun.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
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Verb
Wahlberg plays Parker, a blue-collar thief seeking revenge after a brutal double-cross.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
In Play Dirty, Wahlberg stars a career criminal named Parker, who’s double-crossed by a member of his team after a robbery.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Back towards the control room, In-ho finally reveals his true nature and double crosses the players who followed him to battle.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article A Connecticut man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 deaths of a man and a woman shot in the North End of Hartford following a double cross scheme that involved drugs and a gun.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-cross
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All your really doing is physically hurting your child–which might lead them to feel angry, afraid, or betrayed.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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Whatever Americans think about what occurred this weekend, with the attendant death, economic disruption and other horrible human costs of war, to wish for anything other than that is to betray the brave Iranian people and its worried but hopeful diaspora, amply represented in our city.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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After Thomas Hickey was hanged that year for mutiny, sedition and treachery, Washington warned that his fate should serve as a caution to all soldiers.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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With their leader detained, El Mayo’s sicarios, or hit men, declared war against supporters of Chapo’s sons in an attempt to exact vengeance for the treachery and strengthen their own position in the wider organization.—
Daniel DePetris,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The reality star's betrayal cost him a pretty penny in the end.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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To ventriloquize one’s parent is a bold move, and fictitious Barbara would absolutely read it as a betrayal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Current law says only those accused of murder or treason can have bail withheld, but this language expands that possibility to other offenses, such as misdemeanors.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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While Machar is currently on trial for offenses including treason, fighting has intensified in areas seen as his strongholds, where government troops are trying to disperse the rebels.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Double-cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-cross. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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