- present participle of double-cross.
double-crossing
- adulterous adj.
- dishonest adj.
- disloyal adj.
- faithless adj.
- fickle adj.
- lubricious adj.
- lying adj.
- perfidious adj.
- perjurious adj.
- traitorous adj.
- treacherous adj.
- treasonable adj.
- treasonous adj.
- underhand adj.
- unethical adj.
- unfaithful adj.
- unprincipled adj.
- untruthful adj.
- wanton adj.
- betrayal n.
- chicanery n.
- sellout n.
Example Sentences
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She also played a double-crossing hotel detective inspector as well as a member of a wedding party singing purposefully off key lyrics, inspired by “Espresso,” to expose bad behavior at the bachelorette party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
Within a decade, he was double-crossing the bureau.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
Upon detecting DNA damage, LexA will activate the phage's replicate-and-kill genes, essentially double-crossing the cell into committing suicide while allowing the phage to escape.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2022
If Dado’s “Simpatico” doesn’t provide an equivalent catharsis, it’s only because Shepard’s elaborately mapped tale of double-crossing and horse-racing will never hang together as a consistent story.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2017
Entire plots were hatched around swiping food, complete with double-crossing, backstabbing, intrigue, outright robbery, and gobbled evidence.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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