extramarital

1. 1.

   characterized by adultery

   “an adulterous relationship”

   “extramarital affairs”

   “the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband”

   Synonymsadulterousextracurricular

   Similarillicit

Questions about extramarital

What does extramarital mean?

extramarital means "characterized by adultery".

How many syllables are in extramarital?

extramarital has 5 syllables: ex-tra-mar-i-tal. The stress falls on "mar". In IPA it is /ˌɛkstɹəˈmɛɹətəl/.

What is another word for extramarital?

Close synonyms include adulterous, extracurricular. 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 extramarital a common word?

extramarital 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.

What rhymes with extramarital?

2 words rhyme with extramarital. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.