as in extramarital
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
hired a private detective to investigate her husband's extracurricular activities
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Recent Examples of extracurricular
In a letter to the school community, district leaders said Valley Forge and Normandy High Schools would be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, and all high school athletic and extracurricular events scheduled for those days would be postponed.
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Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
There’s been a long acceptance of congressmen’s extracurricular activities.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
In the early 1970s, five students at San Rafael High School in Marin County, California, would meet after extracurricular activities near a wall at school.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Everyone has a side hustle, but Michaels’ extracurricular gigs include producing some of the biggest comedy hits of all time.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026
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Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
There’s been a long acceptance of congressmen’s extracurricular activities.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
In the early 1970s, five students at San Rafael High School in Marin County, California, would meet after extracurricular activities near a wall at school.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Everyone has a side hustle, but Michaels’ extracurricular gigs include producing some of the biggest comedy hits of all time.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracurricular
Adjective
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Gonzales resigned shortly after, denying wrongdoing after the San Antonio Express-News revealed his extramarital relationship with a staffer who died by suicide in 2025.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, French outlet Voici claimed Millepied had an extramarital affair with a climate activist.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Fiction is inherently adulterous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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But the gamesmanship, foreshadowing the adulterous antics of Harold Pinter’s plays, escalates perilously.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Extracurricular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracurricular. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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