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

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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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