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

Here’s what to know about the time change practice and this year’s dates. —Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026

The footprints and the dates tell us this was an environment that held attractive resources for animals, with opportunities for grazing, but also for people. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026

Here’s a look at the dates and sites for each conference tournament and the winners that have punched their tickets to March Madness. —Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026

But the venue expects to add at least 20 or more dates, with the majority being likely for the fall. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026

While pleased to see the digital reconstruction, Martin said the geological age of the fossil remains unclear since different techniques have arrived at varied dates. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026

Given the moving target of dates, Mother’s Day is still a solid plan. —Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026

The unions do not set the dates for the elections. —Jim Defede, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026

Right now, his focus is on gearing up for an extensive Guess Who tour of Canada, and more dates are expected to be added in North America in the summer. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026

Verb

Congress is meant to approve an annual authorization bill to set NASA’s priorities and an appropriations bill that allocates money, but the former is often neglected; the most recent finalized NASA authorization bill dates to 2022. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026

Court dates for the Hoggs were not scheduled as of Friday. —Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Corridos, a form of Mexican storytelling that dates to the 19th century — and became especially prominent during the Mexican Revolution of 1910 for narrating the struggles and triumphs of the era — have since evolved into a modern voice for social realities and personal histories. —Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2026

The house on Franklin Street dates to 1870, according to the Porter County Assessor’s website. —Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026

The first of those opens on April 1, with April 3, 4, 5, and 6 as potential launch dates too. —Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026

The palace dates to 1606, and in 1690 the geometric gardens were reshaped by Baroque architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, giving it a stately grandeur. —Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026

The practice dates to the seventh century, when Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the son of the founder of Shiism, died in Karbala. —Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026

From $8,300 Brothers Giuliano and Francesco Fuga have glassmaking in their blood, a lineage that dates to the mid-19th century. —Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2026