Synonyms for double cross
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : duhb-uh l-kraws, -kros |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʌb əlˈkrɔs, -ˈkrɒs |
Top 10 synonyms for double cross Other synonyms for the word double cross
- abandon
- affect
- artfulness
- artifice
- backbite
- backstab
- backtalk
- baffle
- bait
- bait and switch
- balk
- bamboozle
- be dishonest
- be disloyal
- be unfaithful
- beat
- beat out of
- beguile
- bend the rules
- betray
- bilk
- bill of goods
- bite the hand that feeds you
- bleed
- blow the whistle
- bluff
- bollix
- break faith
- break promise
- break trust
- break with
- buck
- buffalo
- bunco
- bunk
- burn
- caboodle
- cahoots
- cajole
- catch
- challenge
- change
- cheat
- cheating
- check
- chicane
- chisel
- clip
- coax
- commit treason
- con
- con game
- confuse
- conjure
- connivance
- corruption
- counterfeit
- cozen
- crab
- craft
- craftiness
- cramp
- crib
- crime
- crimp
- crooked deal
- cross
- cross up
- cunning
- curb
- dash
- deceit
- deceive
- deception
- defeat
- defraud
- defy
- deliver up
- delude
- deny
- desert
- diddle
- diddling
- dirty dealing
- dirty pool
- dirty trick
- dirty work
- disaffection
- disappoint
- disguise
- dishonesty
- disinform
- dissemblance
- dissimulation
- ditch
- do
- do a number on
- doctor
- dodge
- double cross
- double deal
- double-cross
- double-crossing
- double-deal
- double-dealing
- doublecross
- duck
- dupe
- dupery
- duplicity
- dust
- elude
- enmesh
- ensnare
- entangle
- entice
- entrap
- exploit
- extortion
- fail
- faithlessness
- fake
- fake out
- falseness
- falsify
- fast one
- fast shuffle
- fast talk
- feign
- finagle
- finesse
- finger
- fix
- flam
- fleece
- flimflam
- flummox
- foil
- fool
- forsake
- foul play
- foul up
- four-flush
- fourberie
- fradulent artifice
- frame-up
- fraud
- frustrate
- fudge
- funny business
- give away
- give bum steer
- give the slip
- give up
- giveaway
- go back on
- gold brick
- gouge
- graft
- grift
- guile
- guilt
- guiltiness
- gull
- gyp
- have
- have bone to pick
- hit below the belt
- hoax
- hold up
- hoodwink
- hook
- hornswoggle
- hose
- hosing
- humbug
- hustle
- illude
- impede
- impose on
- impose upon
- imposition
- imposture
- infidelity
- inform against
- inform on
- interfere
- intrigue
- inveigle
- jerk around
- jilt
- jive
- jockey
- Judas kiss
- juggle
- kid
- knavery
- knife
- knock props out
- lead astray
- lead on
- lead up garden path
- let down
- let-down
- lie
- louse up
- lure
- maneuver
- manipulate
- match
- milk
- misdirect
- misguide
- misinform
- mislead
- misrepresent
- mockery
- modify
- mousetrap
- obstruct
- oppose
- outfox
- outwit
- overreach
- perfidiousness
- perfidy
- perform magic
- pervert
- pit
- play
- play false
- play for a sucker
- play joke on
- play Judas
- play off
- play trick on
- plot
- prestidigitate
- pretend
- pretense
- prevent
- psych out
- pull a fast one
- pull fast one
- pull one's leg
- pull something
- pull something funny
- pull the wool over one's eyes
- pull wool over eyes
- put on
- put-on
- quackery
- queer
- racket
- rat
- rat on
- razzle-dazzle
- ream
- recreancy
- resist
- restrain
- rip off
- rip-off
- rob
- rook
- rope in
- ruin
- run-around
- ruse
- sandbag
- scam
- scheme
- scotch
- screw
- seduce
- sell
- sell down the river
- sell one's soul
- sell out
- sellout
- shady deal
- shaft
- shakedown
- sham
- sharp practice
- shave
- shell game
- shenanigans
- short
- shuck
- shuffle
- simulate
- skin
- skin game
- skunk
- slander
- smear
- snafu
- snow
- snow job
- split
- spoof
- stab in the back
- stack the cards
- stick
- stiff
- sting
- stonewall
- stretch the rules
- string along
- stump
- stunt
- stymie
- suck in
- sucker
- sucker game
- surrender
- sweet talk
- sweet-talk
- swindle
- swindling
- take
- take advantage of
- take down
- take for
- take for a ride
- take for ride
- take in
- take on
- take out
- take to cleaners
- take to the cleaners
- take wind out of
- take wind out of sails
- tamper with
- tempt
- thwart
- trammel
- treacherousness
- treachery
- treason
- trick
- trickery
- trickiness
- trim
- turn in
- turn informer
- turn state's evidence
- turn traitor
- two-time
- two-timing
- underhandedness
- unfaithfulness
- upset
- upset one's apple cart
- victimize
- violate
- walk out on
- wheedle
- whitewash
- wiliness
Définition of double cross
Origin :- 1834, from double (adj.) + cross (n.) in the sense of "pre-arranged swindle or fix." Originally to win a race after promising to lose it. As a verb from 1903, American English. Related: Double-crossed; double-crossing.
- As in scam : noun swindle
- As in swindle : noun cheating, stealing
- As in treachery : noun disloyalty, dishonesty
- As in trickery : noun deception, joke
- As in perfidy : noun treachery
- As in sellout : noun betrayal
- As in treacherousness : noun treachery
- As in collusion : noun secret understanding, often with intent to defraud
- As in con : noun trick
- As in guile : noun slyness, cleverness
- As in juggle : verb mislead, falsify; handle several things at once
- As in mislead : verb give someone the wrong idea, information
- As in mock : verb deceive
- As in play dirty : verb cheat
- As in backstab : verb attack indirectly
- As in sell/sell out : verb betray
- As in stab in the back : verb attack unsuspecting person
- As in take in : verb deceive, fool
- As in thwart : verb stop, hinder
- As in beguile : verb fool
- As in two-time : verb be disloyal
- As in betray : verb be disloyal
- As in bluff : verb deceive
- As in sell out : verb betray principles
- As in cheat : verb defraud, fool
- As in con : verb deceive, defraud
- As in cross : verb betray, hinder
- As in deceive : verb mislead; be dishonest
- As in delude : verb deceive, fool
- As in double-cross : verb to deceive or betray someone
- As in dupe : verb fool someone
- As in hoodwink : verb deceive
- Why didn't you help me, instead of putting the double cross on me?
- Extract from : « Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service » by H. Irving Hancock
- It looks to me like Uncle Sam was goin' to get the double cross.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Philippines » by G. Harvey Ralphson
- Gave your friend the double cross, as I believe you would state it?
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- The design resembles the double cross, and is graved in the paste.
- Extract from : « The Ceramic Art » by Jennie J. Young
- After that, there was a Mrs. foreman at the Double Cross until spring.
- Extract from : « The Uphill Climb » by B. M. Bower
- Didn't he make it plain that he wanted you to double cross the old man?
- Extract from : « Under Handicap » by Jackson Gregory
- It's up to you to prove that there hasn't been a leak somewhere or a double cross.
- Extract from : « The Voice on the Wire » by Eustace Hale Ball
- In an instant Richard's battle-axe was in his hand, and a great oak had received a mark of a double cross.
- Extract from : « With the Black Prince » by William Osborn Stoddard
- Suppose Red Ike and his unknown friends got to know that the "double cross" was being put on them?
- Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
- More than that, I'll acknowledge you at the proper time as my agent—planted there to double cross the fraud gang.
- Extract from : « On Secret Service » by William Nelson Taft
Antonyms for double cross
- abet
- advise
- aid
- allow
- artlessness
- assist
- be faithful
- be forthright
- be honest
- be loyal
- be open
- be quiet
- be serious
- be truthful
- benevolence
- clear up
- come clean
- constancy
- counsel
- defend
- delight
- devotion
- disenchant
- disgust
- divide
- donation
- encourage
- enlighten
- exalt
- exclude
- explain
- face
- facilitate
- fail
- faithfulness
- fidelity
- flatter
- forthrightness
- forward
- frankness
- free
- gift
- give
- go along
- guard
- harmony
- help
- hide
- honesty
- honor
- keep secret
- lead
- leave alone
- let go
- liberate
- lose
- love
- loyalty
- make happy
- meet
- misconceive
- misunderstand
- naivety
- neglect
- offer
- openness
- order
- part
- please
- praise
- protect
- reality
- refuse
- release
- remain
- repulse
- reveal
- separate
- sincerity
- stay
- straighten
- support
- tell truth
- trustworthiness
- truth
- truthfulness
- turn off
- unmix
- uprightness
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