PROMISCUITY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

promiscuity

noun

Definition of promiscuity

as in adultery

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Recent Examples of promiscuity Some may try to keep this feeling at bay, Brodsky explained, by changing jobs, houses, careers, or lovers; by embracing hobbies, travel, or promiscuity. — Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026 Interiors celebrate promiscuity, and the serpentine symbol that marks the entrance hall carpet can be spotted on the jewelry of staff uniforms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026 The other cast members are still Mormon enough to judge her for her (gasp) promiscuity. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2026 The role of Carmen was played with fiery promiscuity by ballerina Ariana Gonzalez, who was flirtatious with a fan in one scene and brandishing a knife in another. — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for promiscuity

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Noun

Because of its unfiltered depictions of sexuality, inappropriate relationships, and adultery, the 1971 film received a chilly response in conservative communities; however, it was applauded by critics and earned eight Oscar nominations.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 22 Aug. 2026
Leontes, the king of Sicilia, has baselessly accused his wife, Hermione, of adultery, and the consequences have been dire.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of adultery

Noun

Decades later, the first couple of rock and roll briefly split in 2016 after rumors of infidelity, but reconciled shortly thereafter.

— Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Gripped by a paralyzing fear for the fate of her future children, Naama returns to the same monument where the infidelity took place; there, her parents appear before her.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of infidelity

Noun

For his treachery in conspiring with Gwayne, Daemon claims Corlys as his own prisoner.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

Definition of treachery

Noun

Law professor Sahar Aziz has documented how, in the post-9/11 era, visible Muslim identity increasingly came to be associated with foreignness and political disloyalty.

— Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Leaders can maintain alumni relationships, make re-entry culturally acceptable and ensure hiring processes do not automatically treat departure as disloyalty.

— Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of disloyalty

Noun

His is a more enlightened era, but Hannes, lonely and withdrawn, doesn’t share his classmates’ interest in campus sit-ins and free love.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
While there was a sprinkling of back-to-the-land hippies in my town, the free love and sexuality fluidity of the 1960s hadn’t reached us.

— Jennifer Acker, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026

Definition of free love

Noun

Platner, indeed, has boiled down nearly all political problems to the perfidy of sinister oligarchs.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
If the landing had been faked, the Soviets would have figured it out and would have loved to reveal to the world America’s perfidy.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026

Definition of perfidy

Noun

Brenay Kennard, a lifestyle content creator with nearly 3 million followers on TikTok, is at the center of a civil lawsuit that has made national headlines, in which she is accused of criminal conversation and alienation of affection.

— Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Howard sued his wife’s lover for alienation of affection and criminal conversation, according to court records.

— Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019

Definition of criminal conversation

Noun

Likewise, the fact that somebody correctly anticipated an announcement and made money does not by itself prove misconduct.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Illinois does not have independent watchdogs investigating fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct or neglect in state government, agencies or public programs.

— Collin Corbett, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of misconduct

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