premarital

adjective

Definition of premaritalnext
as in extramarital

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Recent Examples of premarital However, as Julie told her daughter and soon-to-be son-in-law, premarital counseling could be less about fixing and far more about improving. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 And what about all those royalties Swift will continue to rake in from her vast premarital music catalog? — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025 Jocasta switches tactics, choosing to tease her sister, and instead encourages her to prepare for some premarital bliss. — Lincee Ray August 29, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Subsequently, prenups can protect any premarital and postmarital businesses, especially prevalent as more creators opt to launch their own retail brands. — Morgan Mouchette, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for premarital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premarital
  1. extramarital
  2. adulterous
  3. extracurricular
Adjective
  • Twain and Marie-Anne became close friends, and Twain was shocked to learn that Marie-Anne and Lange had been allegedly carrying on an extramarital affair—losing both her husband and her best friend in one fell swoop.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026
  • Homer’s hero has extramarital affairs with goddesses Circe and Calypso — the latter of whom traps him and forces him to sleep with her each night for seven years.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026
Definition of extramarital
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  • Fiction is inherently adulterous.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But the gamesmanship, foreshadowing the adulterous antics of Harold Pinter’s plays, escalates perilously.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of adulterous
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  • Sure, your child can make a friend at an extracurricular activity.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Anderson is well known throughout the locker room for getting the extracurricular post-whistle activity going.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of extracurricular

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