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goings on
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | illicit sexual relationship |
| Synonyms: | affaire, amour, carrying on, extracurricular activity, fling, goings-on, hanky-panky, intimacy, intrigue, liaison, love, playing around, relationship, rendezvous, romance, thing together, two-timing |
| Main Entry: | doings |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | actions |
| Synonyms: | acts, affairs, deal, deed, events, goings-on, happenings, matters, proceeding |
| Main Entry: | episode |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adventure; scene |
| Synonyms: | affair, business, chapter, circumstance, doings, event, experience, goings-on, happening, incident, installment, interlude, matter, occasion, occurrence, part, passage, section, thing*, what's going down |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eventuality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that probably will happen |
| Synonyms: | aftereffect, aftermath, any case, case, chance, consequence, contingency, effect, event, go-down, goings-on, happening, issue, likelihood, outcome, possibility, probability, result, sequel, toss-up, upshot |
| Antonyms: | improbability, unlikelihood |
| Main Entry: | matter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concern, issue |
| Synonyms: | affair, bag, business, circumstance, episode, event, goings-on, incident, job, lookout, nub, occurrence, proceeding, question, shooting match, situation, subject, thing, topic, transaction, undertaking |
| Main Entry: | occasion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | event, happening |
| Synonyms: | affair, celebration, circumstance, episode, experience, go*, goings-on, happening, incident, instant, milepost, milestone, moment, occurrence, scene, thing*, time, while |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | proceeding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | undertaking, course of action |
| Synonyms: | act, action, adventure, casualty, circumstance, come off, deed, exercise, experiment, go-down, goings-on, happening, incident, maneuver, measure, move, movement, occurrence, operation, performance, procedure, process, step, transaction, venture |
| Main Entry: | transaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business dealing; undertaking |
| Synonyms: | act, action, activity, affair, agreement, bargain, bond, business, buying, compact, contract, convention, coup, covenant, deal, deed, disposal, doings, enterprise, event, execution, goings-on, happening, intercourse, matter, negotiation, occurrence, pact, performance, play, proceeding, purchase, purchasing, sale, selling, step |
| Antonyms: | denial, refusal, rejection |
| Main Entry: | extramarital affair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | illicit sexual relationship |
| Synonyms: | affaire, amour, fling, goings-on, hanky-panky, illicit love affair, liaison, playing around, romance, thing, two-timing |
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