Synonyms of dates

dates 1 of 2

noun

plural of date

1

as in rendezvous

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

• rendezvous
• appointments
• assignations
• schedules
• engagements
• meetings
• trysts
• arrangements
• visits
• interviews
• invitations
• calls
• get-togethers

2

as in durations

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

the embarrassingly short date of most of his romances

Synonyms & Similar Words

• durations
• times
• lifetimes
• runs
• continuances
• life spans
• terms
• lives
• standings
• spans
• tours
• ages
• tenures
• spells
• stretches
• hitches
• longevities
• half-lifes
• turns

dates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of date

1

as in accompanies

to go on a social engagement with

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanies
• goes out (with)
• takes out
• escorts
• sees
• courts
• woos

2

as in attends

to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage

we dated for two years before we got engaged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attends
• courts
• romances
• makes love
• escorts
• goes steady
• keeps company
• sparks
• sees
• goes out
• woos
• takes out
• steps out
• gallants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dates

Noun

The final two dates of Greep’s North American tour, scheduled for Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, had not been canceled at press time. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2026

Be sure to check out The Bee’s searchable Voter Guide, which contains even more information about the upcoming midterm election, including races, propositions, endorsements and important information about key dates. — Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

The band currently has no tour dates scheduled until summer 2027. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

The arena tour began May 7 in Toledo, Ohio, and was extended with 21 additional dates. — Brittany Miller , Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Wiley continues to tour nationally with his Easy on the Eyes / Easy on the Ears Tour, with dates scheduled through 2027. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

They may have been kept open throughout the year for rituals commemorating important dates and festivals, as well as the worshipping of the dead. — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

Specific dates and times were still to be determined as of Friday. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Last week, Macklemore shared that following his announcement all three dates have since sold out. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Verb

In June, the group opened a series of arena dates ahead of Turnpike Troubadours and Muscadine Bloodline. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

The Latinxorcists’ origin dates to February 2022, after Chavez met co-founders Alfredo Hernandez and Ricardo Martinez at a virtual screenwriters mixer. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The contract marks the latest turn in a replacement effort that dates at least to 2009, when the FAA completed modeling and selected a site for a future tower at the airport, according to previous Bee reporting and county records. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Maryland’s reporting system dates to a 2024 law, but its deepfake prohibition and new removal authority took effect June 1, 2026. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

This kind of behavior modification technique dates to the early 20th century. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

The history of the bolo tie, which emerged in the Southwest, dates as far back as the 1940s. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026

The Postal Service dates to Benjamin Franklin, the first postmaster general, whose portrait and bust are displayed in Steiner's office overlooking the Washington Wharf. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Those dates are alternate beach closure dates for Boca Chica Beach, which is a beach near Starbase, and a good indicator of when SpaceX plans to fly. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026