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as in adulterous
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse her husband's compulsive two-timing behavior is the reason she left

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two-timing

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noun

two-timing

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verb

present participle of two-time

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Recent Examples of two-timing
Adjective
With Kate Sprague, the two-timing wife of Rhode Island governor William Sprague, on his arm (the Spragues would divorce a year later as news of their affair spread), Roscoe Conkling turns up to remind James Blaine that his support for Garfield’s campaign comes with a fee. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
Audiences had not responded well to Schmidt’s two-timing Cece and Elizabeth, and a dark cloud hovered around the network’s growing frustration over New Girl’s slipping ratings. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026 Both albums get scathingly honest about two-timing exes. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-timing
Adjective
  • 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
Noun
  • Leontes, the king of Sicilia, has baselessly accused his wife, Hermione, of adultery, and the consequences have been dire.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Her adultery story initially evokes the imprisoned girl’s compensatory reveries, but over time its focus shifts.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The extremely soapy, enjoyably satirical true-life drama chronicles love, rampant betrayal and a brazen murder plot through three decades of the iconic Gucci fashion house.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That act of literary betrayal—the source of Kiyosaki’s fame and much of his wealth—is the enduring mystery of his life.
    Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • OpenAI battled its co-founder Elon Musk in a lawsuit accusing the company and Altman of betraying its nonprofit mission.
    Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sinestro was briefly mentioned last week, as Zoe read an online article about him betraying the Lanterns, for anyone unfamiliar with the comics, the film, or the various cartoons.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The book, and subsequently the movie, follow Diana’s extramarital affair with her former riding instructor, Captain James Hewitt.
    Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
  • There has never been any real question of extramarital affairs.
    Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Nearly all are requiring ethics courses along the way — as educators continue to grapple with cheating and with fears that heavy AI use will erode critical thinking.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Still another cheating method under consideration was to gain access to the Internet, where the agents could do research.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • For his treachery in conspiring with Gwayne, Daemon claims Corlys as his own prisoner.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • Though Derrick Moore had never played or coached the sport, that didn’t stop him from starting a team so the students could have an extracurricular activity to call their own.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • South had just scored a touchdown as officials threw penalty flags for what appeared to be extracurricular action behind the play.
    David K. Li, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Two-timing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-timing. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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