Synonyms of double-cross
24 similar words
Another word for double-cross is sell. Other synonyms of double-cross are knife, turncoat and traitorize.
Synonyms and similar words for double-cross
verbTo betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe...
- quisleTo collaborate with an (occupying) enemy power; be a quisling.
- sell outTo betray (a person), usually a close friend or family member, for personal gain.
- stab in the backTo betray (somebody).
- assfuck Canada, USTo betray.
- betray
- burn slangTo betray; to con or rob.
- cop out slangTo abandon, let down or betray (someone).
- cross out slangTo lie to or betray (someone); to deceive or scam (someone).
- cross up Canada, USTo double-cross or betray (someone).
- do someone dirtyTo deliberately treat someone in an unfair or harmful manner.
- do the dirty on Australia, UKTo treat (someone) in an unfair manner; to cheat or betray.
- go back onTo be treacherous or faithless to; to betray.
- knifeTo betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
- let downTo disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.
- play someone falseTo betray someone; to be disloyal to someone.
- sellTo betray for money or other things.
- sell the pass IrelandTo betray one's comrades or countrymen; to betray a cause.
- sell down the riverTo betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.
- sell downTo betray a person; to conspire against someone for personal gain.
- traitorizeTo be a traitor to; betray.
- turncoatTo act as a turncoat; to betray.
- false obsoleteTo violate, to betray (a promise, an agreement, one’s faith, etc.).
- renegade datedTo desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal.
- swike dialectal, obsoleteTo deceive, cheat; betray.
Meaning of double-cross
- verb To betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.
- verb Of breeding, to cross twice in hybridization, as (A × B) × (C × D); for example, in commercial hybrid seed corn, A through D are classically inbreds, and their grandoffspring is the seed for sale.
- noun An act or instance of deliberate betrayal or deceit, especially in which one party violates a prior agreement or trust with a collaborator.
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Questions about synonyms of double-cross
- What is another word for double-cross?
- Double-cross has 24 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sell, knife, turncoat and traitorize.
- What does double-cross mean?
- Double-cross means to betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.
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