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date

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of date

1 an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
  • I have a date to meet my financial consultant at seven o'clock.
Synonyms of date

appointment, assignation, engagement, rendezvous, tryst
Words Related to date

arrangement

invitation

interview

get-together, meeting

call, visit

schedule
2 the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
  • the short date of our vacation
Synonyms of date

continuance, duration, life, life span, lifetime, run, standing, time
Words Related to date

spell, stretch

span, tenure, term

hitch, tour, turn

half-life

age, longevity

date

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of date

1 to go on a social engagement with
  • I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends.
Synonyms of date

go out (with), take out
Words Related to date

accompany, escort, see

court, woo
2 to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage
  • We dated for two years before we got engaged.
Synonyms of date

court
Words Related to date

attend, gallant, romance, spark, woo

escort, see, take out

go out, step out
Phrases Synonymous with date

go steady, keep company, make love

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