as in extramarital
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
hired a private detective to investigate her husband's extracurricular activities
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Recent Examples of extracurricular
Test-optional policies drew in tens of thousands of additional applications from students with a variety of academic and extracurricular backgrounds.
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Assaults by the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club are often committed in order to protect and expand territory, intimidate rivals, conceal members from law enforcement and advance extracurricular criminal projects, according to the 2024 indictment.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
But while Vonn continues to prepare for what would be her fifth Olympics, that doesn’t mean she’s turned her back on her extracurricular activities — notably her longtime partnership with Head.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
There was some extracurricular activity involving Travis Kelce during Friday night's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Assaults by the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club are often committed in order to protect and expand territory, intimidate rivals, conceal members from law enforcement and advance extracurricular criminal projects, according to the 2024 indictment.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
But while Vonn continues to prepare for what would be her fifth Olympics, that doesn’t mean she’s turned her back on her extracurricular activities — notably her longtime partnership with Head.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
There was some extracurricular activity involving Travis Kelce during Friday night's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracurricular
Adjective
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This raised the possibility of an extramarital relationship gone sour.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Personal scandals are harder to survive For most people, personal indiscretions – such as having an extramarital affair or abusing drugs – are a private matter.—
Michael Nalick,
The Conversation,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The supernatural thriller sees a woman return from death as a vindictive spirit to torment her adulterous husband.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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But with a twist so big — Sarah being the killer of her adulterous husband Adam’s mistress, Kelly Summers, and the one who set him up for the murder while simultaneously defending him tooth and nail in court — where was Rose to go after that?—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Extracurricular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracurricular. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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