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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How to use across in a sentence?

1. Kirsten Gillibrand:

   President Trump has had years to bring this country together, but instead he has chosen to divide the country across every single line he can imagine.

2. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki:

   This quarter it took longer than expected to collect and distill the requested information and our response on social and economic issues missed the reporting deadline, we did however, convey the delay to SIGAR and we did not intentionally withhold information for these quarterly reports. We expect it will be complete in the next quarter with all of the details across the board.

3. David Farmer:

   At Chick-fil-A, we’re constantly looking for innovative and delicious ways to meet the needs of our guests, we understand the importance of breakfast and the impact it has throughout the day. We tested the Egg White Grill in select markets across the country, including our busiest restaurants in Manhattan, and our customers gave us great feedback. The Egg White Grill is the perfect solution for our health-conscious customers looking for a grab-and-go breakfast.

4. Pat Keon:

   This was the second straight net outflow for equity mutual funds after six straight net inflows, the net outflows for equity mutual funds were across the board as the majority of peer groups saw money leave, both for domestic and nondomestic funds.

5. Krissy Hurley:

   We had an incredible amount of water in the atmosphere, thunderstorms developed and moved across the same area over and over and over.