CRIMINAL CONVERSATION Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

criminal conversation

noun

as in love affair

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Recent Examples of criminal conversation Brenay Kennard, a lifestyle content creator with nearly 3 million followers on TikTok, is at the center of a civil lawsuit that has made national headlines, in which she is accused of criminal conversation and alienation of affection. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025 Howard sued his wife’s lover for alienation of affection and criminal conversation, according to court records. — Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019 North Carolina is one of about a half-dozen states that allow lawsuits accusing a cheating spouse’s lover of alienation of affection and criminal conversation. — Emery P. Dalesio, The Seattle Times, 5 Sep. 2017

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Noun

Of course, the singer’s footwear is only the latest expression of her ongoing love affair with ballet.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
The Queens rapper continued the love affair, gushing about the president.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of love affair

Noun

After falling in love, getting engaged and continuing their romance in Mexico, Rob and Michaella returned home to see if their connection could make it in the real world after integrating their lives.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2026
Although love and romance were some prominent themes in her poems, her works eventually acquired social, political, and feminist dimensions.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of romance

Noun

By the song’s end, Schmitt realizes that the altercation has only made his love stronger; indeed, there are few aphrodisiacs more potent than us against the world.

— Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
Shea’s love for literature, and care for his students, never waned.

— Lucy Gellman, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026

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