Synonyms for traverse
trəˈvɜrs, ˈtræv ərs; ˈtræv ərs, trəˈvɜrstra·verse

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1. traverse

   Synonyms:
   cross, thwart, obstruct, survey, explore

   Antonyms:
   pass, omit, sanction, permit, overlook, disregard, elude, avoid, pretermit

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1. trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiecenoun

   a horizontal beam that extends across something

   Synonyms:
   traversal, trave, transom, crossbeam, crosspiece

2. transom, traversenoun

   a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

   Synonyms:
   traversal, fanlight, transom, crosspiece, crossbeam, transom window, trave

3. traversal, traversenoun

   taking a zigzag path on skis

   Synonyms:
   traversal, trave, transom, crossbeam, crosspiece

4. traversal, traverseverb

   travel across

   Synonyms:
   traversal, trave, transom, crossbeam, crosspiece

5. traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut acrossverb

   travel across or pass over

   "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

   Synonyms:
   pass across, sweep, chase after, overcompensate, handle, cut through, deal, shroud, continue, come home, span, comprehend, embrace, hybridize, interbreed, encompass, cut across, address, give chase, get over, spoil, get well, surmount, go after, crosscut, pass through, plow, skip over, intersect, put over, tail, insure, brood, foil, penetrate, tag, master, trail, get through, click, report, transit, wipe, hide, frustrate, sink in, scotch, bounce back, overcome, compensate, cross, breed, underwrite, chase, move through, subdue, baffle, pass over, spread over, enshroud, jump, overlay, skip, overfly, track, cover, extend, wrap up, cover up, deny, incubate, crossbreed, dawn, thwart, bilk, get across, treat, hybridise, dog, hatch, fall into place

6. cross, traverse, span, sweepverb

   to cover or extend over an area or time period

   "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"

   Synonyms:
   sail, cut through, get over, scotch, swing out, frustrate, spoil, cut across, foil, drag, sweep up, span, hybridize, brush, thwart, tangle, crossbreed, baffle, sweep, intersect, broom, pass over, swing, drag in, cover, cross, hybridise, get across, deny, embroil, bilk, track, interbreed

7. traverse, denyverb

   deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

   Synonyms:
   cover, cut across, refuse, cross, sweep, span, deny, get over, cut through, get across, track, pass over, abnegate

Matched Categories

1. • Beam
   • Crossing
   • Crosspiece
   • Law

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. traverseverb

   Synonyms:
   cross

2. traverseverb

   Synonyms:
   thwart, obstruct

3. traverseverb

   Synonyms:
   pass, travel over, wander over

4. traverseverb

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) deny

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1. List of paraphrases for "traverse":

   crosses, cross

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1. Rob Hentschel:

   Board Vice Chair Ron Clous did not break any rules or laws in what Board Vice Chair Ron Clous did, the claims of intimidation are greatly exaggerated. The speaker has been a regular commenter for over 2 years who has often criticized but always been welcomed by the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners.

2. David Schenker:

   Israel, like Jordan, is susceptible to the problem that all the states in the region are, regardless of if you can secure your borders, the ideology can traverse.

3. Superintendent Rob Neu:

   This is the first in a series of tough decisions ahead as we traverse through this very difficult financial time.

4. Horace:

   You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.

5. Ken Farley:

   [It's] very interesting for us in the science side to be able to participate in this demonstration of the operational capability of a helicopter, of course, we recognize that the ability to both scout rover traverse directions, making sure that there are pathways that are safe and efficient to get us to where we want to goand the ability to fly the helicopter out into terrain that the rover cannot possibly traverse to bring back scientific data -- this is extremely important for future missions that could combine a rover with a reconnaissance helicopter.