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extramarital affair

noun as in illicit sexual relationship

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Extramarital affair rumors (even though, for years the papers did not report them) have never been a problem for Juan Carlos.

Alexander Hamilton publicly apologized for an extramarital affair, two centuries before Bill Clinton.

Until the news of his extramarital affair broke, Petraeus was probably best known for leading the U.S. military surge in Iraq.

And two days ago, he apologized to his former colleagues at the CIA for “engaging in an extramarital affair.”

Now that CIA director David Petraeus has stepped down, citing an extramarital affair, his biographer is in the spotlight.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to extramarital affair, such as: affaire, amour, fling, goings-on, hanky-panky, and illicit love affair.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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