extracurricular

1. 1.

   outside the regular academic curriculum

   “sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities”

   Similaroutside
2. 2.

   outside the regular duties of your job or profession

   Similaroutside
3. 3.

   characterized by adultery

   “an adulterous relationship”

   “extramarital affairs”

   “the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband”

   Synonymsadulterousextramarital

   Similarillicit

Questions about extracurricular

What does extracurricular mean?

extracurricular means "outside the regular academic curriculum". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in extracurricular?

extracurricular has 6 syllables: ex-tra-cur-ric-u-lar. The stress falls on "ric". In IPA it is /ˌɛkstɹəkɚˈɪkjəlɚ/.

What is another word for extracurricular?

Close synonyms include adulterous, extramarital. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is extracurricular a common word?

extracurricular is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.