extramarital
adjective
ex·tra·mar·i·tal
ˌek-strə-ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 
-ˈma-rə-
: of, relating to, or being sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not that person's spouse : adulterous
an extramarital affair
Examples of extramarital in a Sentence
she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers
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In 2023, French outlet Voici claimed Millepied had an extramarital affair with a climate activist.
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Gonzales, a Texas Republican, admitted having an extramarital affair with a staffer who died in September 2025.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
In the coming decades, the two would engage in an extramarital affair, which led to Charles divorcing his wife, Princess Diana, and Camilla divorcing her husband Andrew Parker-Bowles.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
But Mullin will simultaneously be putting out fires that senior officials say were set by Noem and Lewandowski, a special government employee who is reported to have engaged in an extramarital affair with Noem since 2019.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Gonzales, a Texas Republican, admitted having an extramarital affair with a staffer who died in September 2025.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
In the coming decades, the two would engage in an extramarital affair, which led to Charles divorcing his wife, Princess Diana, and Camilla divorcing her husband Andrew Parker-Bowles.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
But Mullin will simultaneously be putting out fires that senior officials say were set by Noem and Lewandowski, a special government employee who is reported to have engaged in an extramarital affair with Noem since 2019.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extramarital. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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extramarital
adjective
ex·tra·mar·i·tal
ˌek-strə-ˈmar-ət-ᵊl
: of or relating to sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse
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