DOUBLE CROSSES Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of double cross

as in treacheries

the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another politics is full of double crosses and backbiting

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verb

present tense third-person singular of double-cross

as in betrays

to be unfaithful or disloyal to she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us

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Wasting no time, Liridon double-crosses them in dramatic fashion, sending Shaban and Hatixhe, along with Nana and their young daughters (Aria Shala, Riga Morina, Melika Gashi), to Pristina, where Hatixhe’s married sister lives. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026

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Midnight Madness also has a first look for Kick On, an action horror thriller from Nick Kozakis, and about a night of partying by four friends descending into a spiral of paranoia, violence and betrayals.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Lioness returned to Paramount+ on Sunday, and in season 3, Saldaña’s Joe McNamara must walk the line between her duty as a CIA officer and her home life, as hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals collide.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

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Yes, Lyssa withdraws her nomination for Surgeon General, her husband betrays her, and her oncologist best friend, Judith, throws herself into the Potomac during a Tashlich service.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
But while Kozue is a genuine, unapologetic weirdo, the film that is constructed around her soon betrays a less imaginative, more normative impulse — so much so that this coming-of-age story ultimately leaves a bitter taste.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026

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