extramarital
adjective
ex·tra·mar·i·tal
ˌek-strə-ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 
-ˈma-rə-
: of, relating to, or being sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not that person's spouse : adulterous
an extramarital affair
Examples of extramarital in a Sentence
she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers
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Lauren Peller, ABC News, 10 June 2026
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Lauren Peller, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Those include a Nazi tattoo, offensive social media posts, an extramarital sexting scandal, and allegedly toxic former romantic relationships.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026
Democrat Graham Platner is expected to win his party’s nomination despite growing scrutiny over allegations about his past treatment of women and a recent extramarital sexting scandal.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
The three-episode Netflix documentary produced by Bilton explores the breach of a dating app designed to arrange extramarital affairs and the resulting exposure of personal data.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extramarital. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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extramarital
adjective
ex·tra·mar·i·tal
ˌek-strə-ˈmar-ət-ᵊl
: of or relating to sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse
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