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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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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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
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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.
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Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
Both albums get scathingly honest about two-timing exes.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-timing
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Fiction is inherently adulterous.
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But the gamesmanship, foreshadowing the adulterous antics of Harold Pinter’s plays, escalates perilously.
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The filings alleged adultery as the reason behind the divorce.
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Public opinion is against adultery.
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The videos feature anthropomorphic fruits navigating absurdist romantic betrayals.
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But as the inmate and his fellow prisoners journey into the wilderness, the real threat isn’t the trek, but the betrayal and violence festering within their ranks.
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Nonetheless, top venture capitalists feel then need to assure that there won’t be a mass selloff when selling opens, betraying a persistent anxiety beneath the bonanza.
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At the end of the second season, multiple armies were mustering for war over King's Landing as the Targaryen clan just couldn't stop betraying each other long enough to govern.
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Sees another email that says that the person who's going to shut it down is having extramarital affair.
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Gates acknowledged having two extramarital affairs that Epstein later learned about.
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Other research on high school cheating found in 2020 that 64% of 70,000 high school students across the country admitted to cheating on a test, and 58% admitted to plagiarism.
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Other research on high school cheating found in 2020 that 64% of 70,000 high school students across the country admitted to cheating on a test, and 58% admitted to plagiarism.
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Peacock’s adventures in treachery The Traitors was the top dog, scoring five prizes including Best Competition Series and Best Host for Alan Cumming.
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Upon learning of Ava’s treachery, Deborah HOWLS.
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Avelar is a part of an extracurricular program run by America SCORES Bay Area, a nonprofit that allows students to learn and play the sport of soccer, as well as honing some of their academic skills through poetry.
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Admissions officers conduct a holistic review, expecting a student's major choice to be a cohesive continuation of their academic and extracurricular story, supported by their transcript and essays.
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“Two-timing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-timing. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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