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
Prosecutors say Brian Walshe could have been motivated to kill his wife over the extramarital romantic entanglement.
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Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
Rodriguez does not admit to any extramarital entanglements — just flaws.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Although Barbara was aware of Eli’s extramarital affairs, divorce was out of the question.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Uncensored, that Fergie met the man, Steve Wyatt, a millionaire entrepreneur from Texas, at the Houston Grand Opera’s British Opera Festival in 1989 and started an extramarital relationship with him soon after.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
Rodriguez does not admit to any extramarital entanglements — just flaws.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Although Barbara was aware of Eli’s extramarital affairs, divorce was out of the question.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Uncensored, that Fergie met the man, Steve Wyatt, a millionaire entrepreneur from Texas, at the Houston Grand Opera’s British Opera Festival in 1989 and started an extramarital relationship with him soon after.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extramarital
Adjective
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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
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As with the true story of the adulterous writers, there’s something at the center of The Disappear that feels cringily solipsistic.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The teams had been developed by the non-profit Project Blue not only to provide an extracurricular opportunity for the kids, but to bridge the differences between two communities historically divided along racial lines and by gang violence.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Divorce can intensify these challenges, yet many parenting plans still focus almost exclusively on schedules, transportation and extracurricular activities.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extramarital. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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