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

That means a recall may apply only to a specific harvest or lot of certain products, purchase dates or regions, rather than all lettuce being sold nationwide. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

Demand in Mexico was so high that President Claudia Sheinbaum contacted South Korean officials to explore the possibility of adding more dates. — John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

Some of the men in the room could be seen glancing nervously at their dates. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

The yield-to-worst yardstick measures the lowest potential yield a bondholder would receive short of an issuer going bankrupt, and incorporates early retirement dates, like call or put options. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Brandi Carlile has moved some European dates on her tour from this fall to the spring. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026

Consumers started to become ill from jalapeños beginning on dates ranging from June 19 to July 20. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

On Wednesday, the Blackhearts frontwoman’s team announced that Jett will not be able to perform her upcoming September tour dates in Costa Mesa, California and Louisville, Kentucky. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

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

Verb

Those who’ve reported to ICE offices after receiving the notices have been outfitted with ankle monitors that allow authorities to track their location, Dorsainvil says, and many have been assigned court dates in about a month. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Though the current main building was erected in 1902, part of the Old City Hall, which dates to 1845, was incorporated into it. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

According to local tradition, the weaving craft dates to when Princess Wencheng introduced weaving techniques to Tibet after marrying the king. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

The five-story, 92,000-square-foot NoHo town house, which dates to the early 19th century, has been in the hands of the artist and his foundation since 1965. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors allege the scheme dates to 2017 and involved directing state funds to organizations that then paid her daughter, along with cash kickbacks from state grant recipients and her campaign fund. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

The trio also has a slate of European DJ dates on the books, including appearances at the Dare’s Freakquencies party in France, Poplar and C2C in Italy, and Belgium’s Les Nuits Weekender. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026

Nancy appeared in several episodes of The Office as a real estate agent who dates Steve’s Michael Scott, including this episode from season 3 in which the paper company staff attends a local Diwalicelebration. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

As recently as January 2025, NetJets expanded the program, albeit with as many as 90 blackout dates for its lead price product. — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026