Word Type

Preposition

Adverb

Adverb

Noun

The word "across" can be used as preposition, adverb, adverb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

crossword crossword down down parallel

Derived Terms

across country across from across lots across the board across the ditch across the line across the pond across the way across variable across-the-board acrosswise broad across the beam bump across come across come across with cut across draw a sponge across the slate draw a wet sponge across the slate draw the sponge across the slate draw the wet sponge across the slate get across get across the line happen across keep across pass a sponge across the slate pass a wet sponge across the slate pass the sponge across the slate pass the wet sponge across the slate put across put one across put oneself across put the heart across one read across run across shot across the bow shot across the bows stumble across sweep across take across tens across the board thereacross trust someone across the street whereacross

Derived From

cross

Distinct From

diagonal down

Etymologically Related To

cross

Context

aave crosswords southern us

Related Terms

cross

Related Terms

cross crossing crossword crossword direction crossword puzzle crosswords direction far from gap grid horizontal horizontally intersection movement opposite other other side over over river over table over there particular pass pass by preposition puzzle river sail sail over side sideways span spanning spanning gap table there throughout to toward

Synonym Network

athwart crossways over thwart transversely

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.