Adultery Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-dŭl'tə-rē, -trē

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Synonyms for Adultery

infidelity
The definition of infidelity is the act of behaving unfaithfully and cheating on a spouse or significant other.
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cuckoldry
The state of being a cuckold.
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unlicensed intercourse
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extramarital
Of or relating to sexual intercourse with someone other than one's spouse
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connivance
The definition of connivance is knowledge of and agreement with an illegal act without participation.
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corespondent
(Law) One of two or more persons against whom a lawsuit is made; but especially a person charged with commiting adultery with the defendant in a divorce proceeding.
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criminal conversation
An act of adultery that gives rise to a cause of action on the part of the injured spouse.
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cuckold
A West Indian plectognath fish, Rhinesomus.
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unfaithfulness
The characteristic of being unfaithful; infidelity; disloyalty.
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wittol
A man who knows of and tolerates his wife's infidelity.
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Antonyms for Adultery

faithfulness
The state of being faithful; allegiance; loyalty; fidelity.
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fidelity
Fidelity is defined as being loyal or faithful, or an accurate copy.
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Words Related to Adultery

incest
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bigamy
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fornication
(Law) The act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman which does not by law amount to adultery.
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parricide
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perjury
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whoredom
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Find another word for adultery. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for adultery, like: infidelity, incest, cuckoldry, bigamy, unlicensed intercourse, fornication, extramarital, connivance, corespondent, criminal conversation and cuckold.
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Adultery Sentence Examples

  • The penalty for adultery was the loss of the eyes,.

  • Nothing of the sort, but there's a difference between con­senting adults and adultery.

  • When a divorce is obtained because of adultery, permission of the guilty party to marry again is in the discretion of the court.

  • A horrible reign of terror ensued, in the course of which the ex-tsaritsa Eudoxia was dragged from her monastery and publicly tried for alleged adultery, while all who had in any way befriended Alexius were impaled, broken on the wheel and otherwise lingeringly done to death.

  • Society is described as honeycombed with crimes and vices; prophets, priests, princes and the people generally are said to practise unblushingly extortion, oppression, murder, falsehood, adultery (xxii.).

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