Thesaurus results for PHILANDER

philander

verb

fə-ˈlan-dər

Definition of philander

as in to cheat

to be sexually unfaithful he can't seem to stop philandering, even now that he's on his fifth marriage

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Recent Examples of philander In 2022, Austrian director Marie Kreutzer released Corsage, the excellent feminist re-reading of the life of 19th century Empress Elizabeth, known as Sissi, with Vicki Krieps as the eccentric, anorexic empress and Florian Teichtmeister as her philandering husband, Franz Joseph I. — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2026 Philip Seymour Hoffman played him on Broadway as a near-psychotic, his philandering very much to blame for the fall of his elder son, Biff. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026 The writer reckons with the charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for philander

Recent Examples of Synonyms for philander

cheat

Verb

For anyone still motivated to cheat, election systems in the United States are designed with multiple layers of protection and transparency intended to stand in the way.

— Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
The president used California, a favorite target, to hint that Democrats were cheating.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2026