commit adultery
Break marriage vows
To commit adultery is to have sexual intercourse with someone other than one's spouse.
The phrase carries moral and legal weight—adultery appears in religious commandments and divorce proceedings.
She discovered he had been committing adultery for years.
The construction with "commit" frames the act as a transgression, like committing a crime or sin.
Disloyalty to a partner
- extramaritalOutside the marriage bond
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
- liaisonConnector between groups
- trystSecret romantic meeting
paramour · mistress · lover · cheating · unfaithful · two-timing · philanderer · cuckold
Violation of divine law
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- fornicationIntercourse between unmarried persons
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
lust · carnal · impurity · vice · indecency · impropriety · lechery · licentiousness
Sensationalist newspaper format
- headlineNews article title
- disgraceLoss of honor
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
expose · notoriety · reputation · backlash · controversy · outrage · indiscretion · sordid
Violating moral law
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- scriptureSacred religious writings
confession · penance · forgiveness · sanctity · vow · sacred · marriage · testament
infidelity
Disloyalty to a partner
- extramaritalOutside the marriage bond
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
- liaisonConnector between groups
tryst · paramour · mistress · lover · cheating · unfaithful · two-timing · philanderer · cuckold · dalliance
sin
Violation of divine law
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- fornicationIntercourse between unmarried persons
- transgressionViolation of law or code
temptation · lust · carnal · impurity · vice · indecency · impropriety · lechery · licentiousness · debauchery
tabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
gossip · expose · notoriety · reputation · backlash · controversy · outrage · indiscretion · sordid · fallout
sinful
Violating moral law
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- covenantBinding formal pledge
scripture · confession · penance · forgiveness · sanctity · vow · sacred · marriage · testament · stoning
commit adulterybe faithful
Maintain devotion consistently
keep faith · be true · stay true · fidelity · abstain
commit, commits, committed, committing, commitment, committal, commission, committee, adultery