Synonyms of courting

courting 1 of 2

noun

as in dating

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

after two years of courting, they finally married

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

courting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of court

1

as in wooing

to act so as to make (something) more likely

you're courting disaster if you keep playing with matches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wooing
• inviting
• seeking
• looking for
• flirting (with)
• asking (for)
• hunting
• searching
• fishing (for)
• tempting
• provoking
• angling (for)

2

as in making love

to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage

they courted for a year before getting married

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of courting

Noun

They were fined $250,000 a year later for violating rules against offering unauthorized business or investment opportunities to players during their courting of free agent DeAndre Jordan. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

The problem with the abstract expressionists’ relentless courting of the sublime was that the process of distillation produced too much bombast. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

On the day before the last weekend of the LaLiga season in Spain, where Bellingham currently plays for Real Madrid, Icons became his first memorabilia partner, concluding a three-and-a-half-year courting period. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026

Some of it was sought-after — Levinson is a provocateur, and his courting of controversy has earned the series nine Emmy wins and far more nominations. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026

But Armour, who grew up swimming alongside these creatures and works for local outfitter Diving With Giants, is doing his best translation of their cetacean courting calls. — Adam Erace, Fortune, 24 May 2026

It’s often said that age is just a number, and a new Netflix reality dating series will soon put the old adage to the test by taking age entirely out of the courting equation. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026

During Netflix’s courting process, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said all the right things and won over many inside HBO with the idea that the brand would stay intact and operate as its own quality label, much like FX inside Hulu and Disney. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026

The courting of crypto He has been courting crypto ever since. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026

Verb

The bottom line is that Taverner did compromise herself by taking Cantor’s money, but that money was used for an operation against Russia, the country Cantor has been courting to expand his media empire. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

In the last few months, Raman and Bass have both been courting supporters of Spencer Pratt, the conservative reality television personality who got 26% of the vote in June’s primary by running an anti-establishment, tough on crime campaign. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Throughout the 2000s, the shoe label continued its rise, in part by courting the celebrity and influencer crowd. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

The meet-up has spawned gossip that Sarandos was full-on courting the duo. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

Upending global trade, plucking a dictator out of Caracas, escalating to full-on war with Iran, shredding alliances, courting despots — the major twists and turns of this administration never end. — Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026

Was Sarandos courting Bloys for a top job at the streamer, perhaps to take the job then held by Bajaria? — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

But that hasn’t stopped them from courting other allies, too. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Griffith soon began courting 22-year-old Christina Mesmer, nicknamed Tina, who was considered one of the city’s most eligible young ladies. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026