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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of extramarital
The Liz and Dick legend also began with an extramarital affair.
—
Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 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
Columnist Phil Boas writes about the now-former tech CEO whose extramarital affair with his HR director was unwittingly exposed on a Coldplay kiss cam.
—Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for extramarital
Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 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
Columnist Phil Boas writes about the now-former tech CEO whose extramarital affair with his HR director was unwittingly exposed on a Coldplay kiss cam.
—Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for extramarital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extramarital
Adjective
-
The supernatural thriller sees a woman return from death as a vindictive spirit to torment her adulterous husband.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
-
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
-
This has affected attendance, participation in extracurricular activities and communication within school communities.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
-
The Saline Area Senior Center is also open, and extracurricular activities are able to continue in the building.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extramarital. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share