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

Synonyms of extramarital

• adulterous
• extracurricular

Examples of extramarital in a Sentence

she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers

Recent Examples on the Web

A day earlier, The New York Times reported that Huang had an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, the company's vice president of health care. — Kif Leswing,annie Palmer,kevin Breuninger,samantha Subin,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

Angela Paxton had stuck by her husband through a decade of legal troubles that included state and federal corruption investigations and a 2023 state impeachment trial that publicly exposed an extramarital affair. — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026

Even though an extramarital affair could be looked at as a personal issue, making a false statement to the public would open up Nvidia to allegations of making a material corporate misstatement. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Reports emerged Wednesday that the 63-year-old maintained an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, who is the company’s vice president of health care. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for extramarital

• marital
• nonmarital
• premarital

Kids Definition

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