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 result is a historic rise in the number of people missing court dates and being immediately ordered deported as the system struggles to keep up, new data shows. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Neighbors started scheduling play dates and coffees in the park. — Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

With Giannis Antetokounmpo having moved on from the Bucks to the Heat, the impact should be curious when the league unveils the 2026-27 schedule and national-television dates in just over a week. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

The notice must state the reason for the temporary dislocation and the dates and times treatment will start and is expected to end. — Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 31 July 2026

After 33 years at ESPN, Ravech was given the opportunity to work some summer dates, according to a source with direct knowledge of the circumstances who was granted anonymity to speak on a sensitive subject. — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 31 July 2026

For now, Cranberry residents and Pittsburgh‑area shoppers will have to wait for more concrete details on construction and opening dates. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 31 July 2026

The center’s operating dates could be extended depending on the weather. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

July and August tour dates for Germany and Switzerland remain scheduled. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Verb

By delaying the entry-level iPhone 18 and the iPhone 18 Air, Apple can turn the later release dates into a margin lever, focusing attention on the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max and positioning them as the standard iPhones. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Occhione is among a growing number of elderly death row inmates who are facing their execution dates up to five decades after their crimes. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 July 2026

That visibility is expected to shorten maintenance cycles and make aircraft return dates more predictable for operators. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

The case dates to January 2017, when prosecutors say Chanel’s local operation routinely shredded 10,000 to 20,000 outdated or unsold items every six months. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

His commentary on the film dates to January, when rumors of Lupita Nyong’o’s casting as Helen of Troy first began circulating. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

Rachel dates a shoe store operator named Lou (Bob Hoskins), while Charlotte nurses a crush on her handsome young school bus driver and flirts with Catholicism to the chagrin of her Jewish mother. — David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

One of the biggest lessons that haunts the Intelligence Community to this day dates to a reliance on raw reports leading up to the invasion of Iraq. — Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2026

The Árgos panoply, which was found in the 1950s at Árgos and dates to the 8th century bce, shows the accuracy of these depictions of Archaic armor. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026