Synonyms for across
əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒsacross

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1. across

   Synonyms:
   athwart, against, transversely, transverseness to a line of movement becomes, opposition

   Antonyms:
   lengthwise, along, concurrently, parallel

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1. acrossadverb

   to the opposite side

   "the football field was 300 feet across"

   Synonyms:
   crosswise, crossways

2. across, crosswise, crosswaysadverb

   transversely

   "the marble slabs were cut across"

   Synonyms:
   crosswise, crossways

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1. acrossprep.

   Synonyms:
   athwart, over, from one side of to the other

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1. acrossadverb

   Synonyms:
   athwart, crosswise, traverse, transversely

2. acrossprep

   Synonyms:
   athwart, crosswise, traverse, transversely

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1. List of paraphrases for "across":

   throughout, through, around, via, between, in, beyond, overall, everywhere, within, over, among, travers, cross-

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1. Antony Blinken:

   I think what you're seeing is just a manifestation of the fact that this aggression has been an aggression against the interests of people across the planet.

2. Ben Rejeb Price Joe Adelaide:

   I was coming home from work last night, and my girlfriend texted saying don't go home, something terrible happened, i had to go see; I couldn't help it. But I wasn't even allowed near my apartment because it's across the street from Bataclan and there were barricades.

3. Daily Kos:

   To me, what's amazing is that we continue to see this level shift across the country, a 20-point swing, that puts about 123 Republican seats potentially in play, at that point, very little is off the map, and getting the 24 seats we need to take back the House is suddenly a real possibility, GOP gerrymander or not.

4. Sean McGoffin:

   The smugglers oftentimes will bring people across, these migrants have a lot of difficulties, have an issue, and get left behind, it's a very large area, very rugged, rough terrain, lightly populated throughout the entire area, so we do have a lot of areas that we cover.

5. President Barack Obama:

   I don't think that is typical of what happens across the country, but it's not an isolated incident, i think that there are circumstances in which trust between communities and law enforcement have broken down, and individuals or entire departments may not have the training or the accountability to make sure that they're protecting and serving all people and not just some.