Synonyms of date

date 1 of 2

noun

1

as in appointment

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 & Similar Words

• appointment
• rendezvous
• engagement
• assignation
• meeting
• tryst
• schedule
• arrangement
• invitation
• interview
• visit
• call
• get-together

2

as in duration

the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress

the embarrassingly short date of most of his romances

Synonyms & Similar Words

• duration
• time
• life
• lifetime
• continuance
• life span
• standing
• term
• span
• run
• tenure
• tour
• spell
• stretch
• age
• longevity
• hitch
• turn
• half-life

date

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to accompany

to go on a social engagement with

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompany
• go out (with)
• take out
• see
• escort
• court
• woo

2

as in to attend

to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage

we dated for two years before we got engaged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attend
• court
• romance
• make love
• keep company
• go steady
• escort
• woo
• see
• spark
• go out
• take out
• step out
• gallant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of date

Noun

At the heart of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, gallery owner and curator Jonathan Carver Moore is preparing to open one of his most personal and ambitious exhibitions to date. —Okla Jones, Essence, 5 June 2025

Then there’s Evita, another Lloyd Webber classic getting the Jamie Lloyd treatment for a June 14 preview date at the London Palladium, with opening night on July 1. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 June 2025

Verb

The foundry, which dates to 1906, is allowed to maintain its operations throughout that process. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025

She’s set to perform a free concert there this weekend, June 7, before hitting the road on her own tour and dates on Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show Tour and with Sierra Ferrell. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025