cross examine

Questions about cross examine

What is another word for cross examine?

It depends which cross examine you mean. In the sense “question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side”, the synonyms are cross question. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of cross examine?

WordNet records no antonym for cross examine. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for cross examine come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of cross examine

• Full entry for cross examineAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for cross examineWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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