criss-cross

VERB

weave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

braid careen compose construct create entwine fabricate fold fuse incorporate intertwine introduce knit loop mesh sew snake spin splice twist zigzag

STRONG

build complect complicate crochet cue interlace interlink intermingle knot lurch make manufacture mat merge net plait ply reticulate twine wind wreathe writhe

WEAK

interfold make up move in and out piece together put together twist and turn whip through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break demolish destroy disconnect divide ruin separate untwist

STRONG

raze straighten

VERB

cross

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cruise cut across navigate pass over ply sail span traverse

STRONG

bridge ford meet voyage zigzag

WEAK

extend over go across move across

Antonyms

WEAK

remain stay

Example Sentences

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She had to criss-cross Houston for work and there was no time to spare.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Weather permitting, the ship will also criss-cross Antarctic waters, visiting four other BAS research stations and even more remote field stations.

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

Thousands of trains criss-cross India's sprawling railway network each day, ferrying millions of passengers to their destinations.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

Rulison, 46, describes herself as a “rug teacher” who spends her days at eye-level with her young students, sitting criss-cross applesauce on a big blue carpet decorated with numbers and letters.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

This last piece of shop brought sniggers from the choir, who perched like black birds on the criss-cross trunks and examined Ralph with interest.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

criss-cross

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