as in adulterous
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers
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Recent Examples of extramarital
He was caught using a crude slur for Jews, and carrying on an extramarital affair that produced an out-of-wedlock child.
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Mark Whitaker, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
The latest Epstein documents include a series of emails that Epstein sent to himself in 2013, appearing to suggest that Gates was having an extramarital affair and seeking illicit drugs.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Banfield was having an extramarital affair with the au pair at the time.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Mark Whitaker, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
The latest Epstein documents include a series of emails that Epstein sent to himself in 2013, appearing to suggest that Gates was having an extramarital affair and seeking illicit drugs.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Banfield was having an extramarital affair with the au pair at the time.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extramarital
Adjective
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But the gamesmanship, foreshadowing the adulterous antics of Harold Pinter’s plays, escalates perilously.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The unapologetically lurid tale of two families locked in an ever-complex cat’s cradle of class resentments and adulterous power plays also swarms with queen bees and jaw-droppingly muscular men that feel straight out of the Real Housewives playbook.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Athletic events and extracurricular activities will be rescheduled.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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According to a 2024 indictment in Crump’s case, assaults are often committed by the club in order to protect and expand territory, intimidate rivals, conceal members from law enforcement and advance extracurricular criminal projects.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extramarital. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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