Synonyms & related words for adultery

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of adultery — including fornication, infidelity, unfaithfulness, cuckoldry, concubinage, incest. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to adultery

Explore words related to adultery — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include adulterous, adulterer, unchastity, adulterine, adulteress, fornicating, bigamy, fornicator. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for adultery

Common synonyms for adultery include fornication, infidelity, unfaithfulness, cuckoldry, concubinage, incest — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does adultery come from?

The word adultery breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root alter-, from Latin alter (“other”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.