Synonyms for double-cross
- verb
- noun
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Verb
1. Betray — to betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they…
betray, sell, go back on, do someone dirty informal, play someone false, cross out slang, false dated, assfuck vulgar US CA, quisle rare, swike dated
Noun
double-crossing, let-down, sell-out, cop-out slang
Definitions
- v. 1
To betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.
If you double-cross us, we'll track you down and kill you.
- n. 1
An act or instance of deliberate betrayal or deceit, especially in which one party violates a prior agreement or trust with a collaborator.
Related words
- Word family
- double-crosser
- Other spellings
- double cross doublecross
Forms
- Plural
- double-crosses → double-crossings, let-downs, sell-outs, cop-outs…
- Past participle
- double-crossed
e.g. double-crossed → betrayed, falsed, assfucked, quisled…
Example sentences
- betray "I loved you, Mary." "Then why did you betray me?"
By length
- 4 letters
- sell1
- 5 letters
- false1, swike
- 6 letters
- betray2, quisle
- 7 letters
- assfuck
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (betray2 = 2 syllables).