PROMISCUITY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

promiscuity

noun

Definition of promiscuity

as in adultery

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Recent Examples of promiscuity These cancers are related to risky behaviors like promiscuity, smoking and drinking. — Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026 Some may try to keep this feeling at bay, Brodsky explained, by changing jobs, houses, careers, or lovers; by embracing hobbies, travel, or promiscuity. — Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026 Interiors celebrate promiscuity, and the serpentine symbol that marks the entrance hall carpet can be spotted on the jewelry of staff uniforms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026 The other cast members are still Mormon enough to judge her for her (gasp) promiscuity. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for promiscuity

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Noun

Many crimes, including property crimes like burglary or moral sins such as adultery, were punishable by death in the American colonies.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
The Royal Family, whose relations with Spencer have long been strained, are said to fear the book could contain numerous bombshells about Charles and Diana’s relationship, which was infamously plagued by adultery and acrimony.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of adultery

Noun

These can range from infidelity and intimidation to aggression and extreme violence.

— David DeMatteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Paxton has faced scrutiny during the campaign for his accumulation of wealth, his past legal troubles, allegations of infidelity, dealings in the attorney general’s office and his 2023 impeachment.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of infidelity

Noun

The killings and his six-week trial in 2023 captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.

— Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The killings of Murdaugh’s wife and son and his subsequent six-week trial captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of treachery

Noun

During the government’s response to protests in 2014, Maduro instructed officials to increase the intensity of interrogations involving military personnel suspected of disloyalty, prosecutors say.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Anything less will demonstrate societal disloyalty to the government and opposition to the Ukraine War.

— Regina Smyth, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of disloyalty

Noun

Drifting from place to place, swept into anti–Vietnam War protests during Nixon’s visit, free love, wild rock concerts, and decadent parties, his journey home becomes an awakening to heartbreak, loss, and freedom.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
But a motley array of other people—advocates of free love, avant-garde painters, grifters fleecing ex-aristocrats—took advantage of the chaos to promote their own agendas.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of free love

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Platner, indeed, has boiled down nearly all political problems to the perfidy of sinister oligarchs.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
If the landing had been faked, the Soviets would have figured it out and would have loved to reveal to the world America’s perfidy.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026

Definition of perfidy

Noun

Brenay Kennard, a lifestyle content creator with nearly 3 million followers on TikTok, is at the center of a civil lawsuit that has made national headlines, in which she is accused of criminal conversation and alienation of affection.

— Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Howard sued his wife’s lover for alienation of affection and criminal conversation, according to court records.

— Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019

Definition of criminal conversation

Noun

Davis argued that Slotkin described targeting junior personnel and young professionals to discourage them from serving, rather than solely to pursue justice for alleged misconduct.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner earlier in October said that Lewis was acquitted in a previous murder case, blaming police misconduct for the outcome.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of misconduct

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