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 argued Barry Morphew killed his wife on the evening of May 9, 2020, after discovering her nearly 2-year extramarital affair, then disposed of her body and staged a bike crash before leaving early the next day to work in Broomfield.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2025
What’s the appropriate amount of anger over an extramarital affair?
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Take Ashley Madison for example, a dating website specifically marketed to people seeking extramarital affairs, which suffered a massive data breach in 2015.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Fergie also had extramarital affairs, including with American Steve Wyatt and his friend John Bryan, according to the book.
—Staff Author, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2025
What’s the appropriate amount of anger over an extramarital affair?
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Take Ashley Madison for example, a dating website specifically marketed to people seeking extramarital affairs, which suffered a massive data breach in 2015.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Fergie also had extramarital affairs, including with American Steve Wyatt and his friend John Bryan, according to the book.
—Staff Author, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extramarital
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
Adjective
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Other educators who spoke to the Herald describe parents cutting back on extracurricular activities, avoiding school pick-up and drop-off lines, and even keeping children home to study informally.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Some of this exhaustion can attributed to the transition to the busyness of school days, homework, and extracurricular activities.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extramarital. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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