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. Janice Coen:

   Even though there have been plenty of ignitions across the country, there hasn't been the alignment of conditions to allow very many of them to grow large, it is possible that things will change. We're heading into a period when a different type of fire is likely, so we may see more activity in Southern California than we have.

2. Ross Perot:

   If you can't stand a little sacrifice and you can't stand a trip across the desert with limited water, we're never going to straighten this country out.

3. Donald Stratton:

   We got hit with the big bomb and that exploded like a million pounds of ammunition. The fireball went about 60, 70 feet in the air, the explosion could have taken us away, but it didn't and thank God we made it across.

4. The President:

   For example, we got millions of tons of wheat that is not able to get out and get to market. It's causing everything from a loaf of bread to cost so much money, to food shortages all across the world.

5. League President Philip Van Cleave:

   Its woken up gun owners across the state.

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