tryst
Clandestine romantic meeting
A tryst is a private romantic meeting, especially a secret one between lovers: They arranged a tryst at a hotel across town.
The word carries connotations of illicit romance or clandestine affairs.
As a verb, to tryst is to meet secretly, though this use is rare and literary.
Concealed from authorities
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- covertIntentionally concealed
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
hidden · discreet · private · concealed · undercover · veiled · hushed · whispered
Scheduled meeting at agreed location
- dateSpecific day or outing
- loversRomantic partners
- paramourLover in secret affair
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
beloved · amour · courtship · passion · affair · infatuation · wooing · flirtation
Forceful toss, or tryst
- hookupCasual sexual encounter
- dallianceBrief, casual romance
- situationshipUndefined romantic involvement
- briefShort in duration
fleeting · encounter · pickup · spontaneous · impulsive · casual
Disloyalty to a partner
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- unfaithfulnessBreach of romantic commitment
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- two-timingBeing unfaithful romantically
disloyalty · deception · extramarital · mistress · affair · forbidden · guilt · cuckold
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
surreptitious · hidden · discreet · private · concealed · undercover · veiled · hushed · whispered · stolen
rendezvous
Scheduled meeting at agreed location
sweetheart · beloved · amour · courtship · passion · affair · infatuation · wooing · flirtation · suitor
fling
Forceful toss, or tryst
- hookupCasual sexual encounter
- dallianceBrief, casual romance
- situationshipUndefined romantic involvement
brief · fleeting · encounter · pickup · spontaneous · impulsive · casual
infidelity
Disloyalty to a partner
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- unfaithfulnessBreach of romantic commitment
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
two-timing · disloyalty · deception · extramarital · mistress · affair · forbidden · guilt · cuckold · philandering
hideaway
Secluded place of refuge
inn · hotel · cabin · retreat · garden · grove · clearing · bench · balcony · terrace
- encountersencounter, meeting, chance encounter, run-in, close encounter
- romance fictionlove stories, romance novel, romance novels, contemporary romance, romantic fiction
- forbidden loveforbidden love, forbidden romance, illicit love, secret love, forbidden fruit
- infidelityadultery, affair, adulteress, cheating, cheater
- marital problemsinfidelity, adultery, cheating, affair, divorce
- promiscuitypromiscuity, sleeping around, casual sex, hookups, one-night stands
trystopen relationship
Consensual romantic nonexclusivity
public appearance · formal introduction · wedding · coming out · press conference
trystseparation
State of being apart
parting · breakup · farewell · division · estrangement