Antonyms for across
əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒsacross

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.4 / 7 votes

1. across

   Antonyms:
   lengthwise, along, concurrently, parallel

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.4 / 5 votes

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. acrossadverb

   Synonyms:
   athwart, crosswise, traverse, transversely

2. acrossprep

   Synonyms:
   athwart, crosswise, traverse, transversely

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:4.3 / 3 votes

1. along

   description of a dimension in line with the length of something

   the children walked along the path to the witch's cottage, unaware they would be tempted by the latest fad diet: high sugar and low fat

   Submitted by rinat on May 13, 2016  

How to use across in a sentence?

1. Travis Alexander:

   The crime scene was such a mess, … But when I first came across Jodi and we arrested her at her grandparents’ house, my initial impression of her was she didn’t seem concerned at all… The whole case was bizarre. Especially her demeanor… Even when we booked her, she wanted to make sure her hair looked OK… Things like that were not sitting well with a lot of us. She was almost more concerned about her image… She didn’t have a concern for consequence or outcome… Like for me, I wouldn’t care what my hair looked like if I was being arrested or what my picture is going to look like. To me, that was just weird.

2. Graham Buck:

   While high street banks continue to perform strongly, there are clear examples of other FX providers gaining market share, particularly in the Micro and SME segments, newer market entrants that differentiate their offerings by service quality or value for money can capitalise on any complacency from their more established competitors and gain ground across market, mind and wallet share.

3. Elise Stefanik:

   The Biden administration's failure to secure our southern border puts every American’s security at risk, biden’s open border policies have been a complete disaster, causing the worst border crisis we’ve seen in over 20 years. As the number of encounters continues to rise, drugs and weapons are flooding across our southern border, and Democrats have turned their backs on our Border Patrol agents and law enforcement.

4. Katie Hill:

   Auma Obama looks forward to meeting these emerging leaders for the first time, hearing about the extraordinary work they are doing across South Africa, and discussing how the Obama Foundation can support their civic leadership development.

5. James Aparicio:

   This genus of frog shows extreme endemism [found nowhere else on Earth] with several new species described in the last couple of decades across the Andean valleys of northern Bolivia and southern Peru, so we were hopeful of at least one discovery, much more surprisingly, on this same high altitude trip I was also lucky enough to discover a new Liolaemus iguana lizard in a valley at 4,500-meters of altitude.

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