Synonyms for crossing
Most common
cross road intersection interbreeding crossbreeding crosswalk ford
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Intersection
cross road, intersection, crossway dated
2. Hybridization
hybridization, hybridisation UK, interbreeding, crossbreeding
3. Crosswalk
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Cross-breeding.
- n. 2
Opposition; thwarting.
- n. 3
An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
Forms
- Plural
- crossings → intersections, crossways, hybridizations, interbreedings…
Example sentences
- intersection Jamal is directing the traffic at the intersection.
- crosswalk A pedestrian needs to cross the street at a crosswalk.
- ford A child on your back may guide you across a ford.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| crossing | steady | |
| intersection | steady | |
| interbreeding | steady | |
| crossbreeding | falling | |
| crosswalk | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ford1
- 7 letters
- meeting2
- 8 letters
- crossway
- 9 letters
- crosswalk2
- 12 letters
- intersection4
- 13 letters
- contradiction4, hybridization5, interbreeding, hybridisation, crossbreeding
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meeting2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- carrefour
- Italiano
- incrocio
- Español
- intersección
- Deutsch
- Kreuzung