Synonyms of double-cross

double-cross 1 of 2

verb

ˌdə-bəl-ˈkrȯs 

as in to betray

to be unfaithful or disloyal to

she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• betray
• cross
• backstab
• sell (out)
• stab in the back
• two-time
• sell down the river
• go back on
• inform (on)
• give away
• tell (on)
• snitch (on)
• peach
• shop
• turn in
• split (on)
• rat (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• save
• defend
• guard
• stand by
• safeguard
• shield

double cross

2 of 2

noun

as in treachery

the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another

politics is full of double crosses and backbiting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treachery
• betrayal
• treason
• deception
• lying
• infidelity
• abandonment
• disloyalty
• backstabbing
• sellout
• business
• perfidy
• deceit
• falseness
• faithlessness
• falsity
• unfaithfulness
• two-timing
• desertion
• duplicity
• informing
• double-dealing
• talebearing
• fraud
• trickery
• guile
• two-facedness
• snitching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loyalty
• devotion
• fidelity
• allegiance
• faithfulness
• reliability
• steadfastness
• fealty
• dependability
• protection
• defense
• trustworthiness
• shield
• staunchness
• safeguard

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of double-cross

Verb

The civil lawsuit accuses Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, and his top lieutenant, Greg Brockman, of double-crossing Musk by straying from the San Francisco company’s founding mission to be an altruistic steward of a revolutionary technology. — Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

The civil lawsuit accuses Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, and his top lieutenant, Greg Brockman, of double-crossing Musk by straying from the San Francisco company’s founding mission to be an altruistic steward of a revolutionary technology. — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2026

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