Synonyms of courtship

courtship

noun

ˈkȯrt-ˌship 

as in dating

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

a long-married couple who look back on their whirlwind courtship with fondness and laughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of courtship

Notably, female mantids sometimes kill males during courtship. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

Through it all, the growth of dating apps has changed how courtship is practiced. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

According to the heteronormative version of bluegill courtship, mating season begins when males start building nests—basically, bowl-like depressions in the lake bed. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Yes, their courtship was singular, sweeping and at times volatile, but I was mostly struck by the acute disconnect between the way they were posthumously characterized by friends and family and the often misogynistic, reductive narrative that surrounded them at the time. — Connor Hines, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026