moonlighting

ADJECTIVE

adulterous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheating extracurricular illicit

WEAK

double-crossing fast and loose immoral speedy two-faced two-timing unchaste

Antonyms

WEAK

chaste clean pure virginal

ADJECTIVE

unfaithful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheating untrue

WEAK

adulterine deceitful double-crossing faithless false false-hearted fickle foresworn inconstant incontinent not true to of bad faith perfidious philandering recreant shifty snaky sneaking traitorous treacherous treasonable two-faced two-timing unchaste unreliable untrustworthy wicked

Antonyms

WEAK

faithful loyal trustworthy

NOUN

sideline

Synonyms

STRONG

distraction diversion hobby recreation subsidiary

WEAK

leisure activity leisure pursuit second job side job side project

Antonyms

STRONG

profession vocation work

Example Sentences

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One of his lawyers has been moonlighting as a clown in his downtime, according to Business Insider.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Commisso eventually got a job in commercial banking at Chase Manhattan, where his boss was unaware that he was moonlighting at a nightclub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Back in 2001, the English Premier League took that step and fans saw a drastic improvement once the referees no longer spent their days moonlighting as teachers or taxi drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

He wears two watches — one on each wrist, a habit he has been heard saying he picked up moonlighting as a high school lacrosse referee.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

Teachers, especially a teacher moonlighting as a counselor, tend to get left out of student gossip.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

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