TWO-TIMING Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

two-timing 1 of 3

adjective

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

2 of 3

noun

as in adultery

a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse he found out about the two-timing when he found a love letter stuffed in the dresser

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as in betrayal

the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another this repudiation of her campaign pledges is an unconscionable two-timing of the electorate

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two-timing

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verb

present participle of two-time

as in betraying

to be unfaithful or disloyal to an entrepreneur who's supposedly two-timed every business partner she's ever had

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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

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Adjective

All the while, though, Dylan was also getting a taste of what was becoming Swinging London, thanks to the play’s director, Philip Saville, and Saville’s adulterous lover, a gorgeous and brilliant painter named Pauline Boty.

— Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Their adulterous bubble temporarily burst in 1938, when Olivier left for Los Angeles to shoot Wuthering Heights.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of adulterous

Noun

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
Its citizens held slaves, some of whom were shackled for committing adultery.

— Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of adultery

Verb

Season one struggled to incorporate all of those elements of Lee without either forgiving or betraying his flaws.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
The mayor faced criticism on Wednesday both from Jewish groups for his focus on Israel’s military campaign in Gaza on the anniversary and from pro-Palestinian protesters who accused the mayor of betraying the cause.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of betraying

Adjective

At work, Satoko attempts to create a campaign for a new Korean baseball drama that her company is releasing, but after hours she is involved in an extramarital affair with a business associate, Muramoto (Joe Odagiri).

— James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
In the space of a few paragraphs, Ned will abandon and recover his child, bungle an extramarital affair, win and lose, experience ecstasy and dejection.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of extramarital

Noun

The perception of cheating would likely cause trust in politics to crater even further.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
The league urged the Supreme Court to resolve the split, arguing that conflicting rulings leave oversight unclear and raise concerns about cheating, insider trading, and consumer protection.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheating

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

Adjective

Not just a popular student extracurricular, mariachi culture is a staple and deep-seated form of entertainment across Las Vegas.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Parents also mentioned frustration with school leadership, limited extracurricular activities and inadequate special education services.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of extracurricular

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