as in extramarital
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
had an adulterous affair that nearly destroyed his marriage
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Recent Examples of adulterous
For decades, there had been adulterous movie-star romances.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
Sorcerers, lovers, traitors, heroes saintly or adulterous, iconic women of power.
—Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The 1930s were tumultuous years in the strenuous, tempestuous, frequently adulterous relationship between Rivera and Kahlo.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
Things only get worse for Rusty when prosecutors, including Della Guarda (Fagbenle) and Tommy Molto (Sarsgaard) name him the prime suspect, and his wife, Barbara (Negga), and kids (Chase Infiniti and Kingston Rumi Southwick) are forced to confront his adulterous past.
—EW.com, 12 July 2024
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
Sorcerers, lovers, traitors, heroes saintly or adulterous, iconic women of power.
—Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The 1930s were tumultuous years in the strenuous, tempestuous, frequently adulterous relationship between Rivera and Kahlo.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
Things only get worse for Rusty when prosecutors, including Della Guarda (Fagbenle) and Tommy Molto (Sarsgaard) name him the prime suspect, and his wife, Barbara (Negga), and kids (Chase Infiniti and Kingston Rumi Southwick) are forced to confront his adulterous past.
—EW.com, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulterous
Adjective
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When the two connected, to Adell’s surprise, the story she had been told about her birth, that she was conceived via an extramarital affair, was a lie.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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For romantic thrills, people openly pursue extramarital affairs, though these aren’t necessarily consummated.—
Madeleine Feeny,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Peripheral topics could be refocused into stand-alone lessons or extracurricular modules, freeing core class time to concentrate on deeper learning.—
Luke Lombe,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Most participants in the championship prepare primarily on their own, outside of their regular schooling and extracurricular activities.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Adulterous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterous. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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