Synonyms of dating

dating 1 of 2

noun

as in romance

the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married

their dating had been going on for so long that she was starting to wonder if she'd ever take that trip down the aisle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• romance
• courtship
• courting
• suit
• affair
• lovemaking
• engagement
• wooing
• love affair
• betrothal

dating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of date

1

as in accompanying

to go on a social engagement with

I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanying
• going out (with)
• taking out
• escorting
• seeing
• courting
• wooing

2

as in courting

to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage

we dated for two years before we got engaged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courting
• attending
• romancing
• making love
• keeping company
• going steady
• wooing
• escorting
• seeing
• sparking
• gallanting
• going out
• taking out
• stepping out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dating

Noun

As the month unfolds, dating becomes more playful, flirtatious and spontaneous. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026

David Kuang, a 21-year-old Columbia University student, said the economics of dating can make every outing feel like a gamble. —Charlotte Morabito, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026

Each season follows a new group of individuals on the autism spectrum navigating love, dating, and relationships. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026

The dimensions of the timbers correspond exactly to the drawings of the ship that survive, and the dendrochronological dating matches the vessel’s year of construction in 1772. —Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

Dendrochronological dating, the method of using tree rings to establish the age of wood, match the year the ship was built. —CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026

And smaller group chats are where real conversations are happening (even online dating is moving IRL again). —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026

The discovery and dating of Monte Verde, which was initially mired in controversy, appeared to put that to rest. —Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026

The news comes after a complicated few months for The Bachelor, which was once one of TV’s most popular reality TV dating shows. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Mar. 2026

Verb

The university's newspaper The Daily Nexus reported that campus crime rates have been on the rise since 2022 — with more reports of rape, dating violence and stalking. —Bethany Brown, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026

The speech is the focal point of a day of ceremony and tradition that has been followed since 1852, with elements of the program dating to the 16th century. —Pan Pylas, Fortune, 13 May 2026

The first season of Prime Video’s Off Campus follows a fake dating bargain between Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli) and Hannah Wells (Ella Bright), and, as with most literary bargains of this nature, the romance becomes real. —Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 May 2026

Netflix also picked up Dan Levy’s Big Mistakes for a second season and has renewed dating show Love Is Blind for season 11 and NFL docuseries Quarterback for season three. —Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

Court records show Hamilton has theft and burglary convictions dating back to the 1990s. —Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026

The next season of Netflix‘s hit dating experiment is heading to Boston. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 May 2026

The Packers have walloped the Rams in recent memory, winning 16 of their last 21 meetings dating back to 1992, including 10 of their last 11. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026

Overall, among Catholic Americans who have seen this feud become the most contentious relationship between a secular leader and the papacy dating back to medieval times, the pope's favorability climbs to 61%, the poll said. —Terry Collins, USA Today, 7 May 2026