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

Unable to raise the $750,000 for his bail, his excursions are limited to trial dates. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Murray is the most optimistic voice here on timing, and notably the only one giving dates. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Zeimetz, coincidentally or not, posted pictures at a Hammond restaurant and at a Joliet Slammers baseball game on those corresponding dates. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Of course, tickets are subject to reservation availability and specific promotional travel dates. — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Dating apps aren’t just for twenty-somethings swiping their way through bad dates and worse bios. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Aug. 2026

And some exclusive hotels, like the Post Ranch Inn and Alila Ventana Inn, had not yet announced opening dates. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Additional details including Webtoon release dates will be shared at a later date. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Related Stories Disney has 14 dates currently in the Rentrak system for 2028 — and that’s not counting 20th Century Studios or Searchlight theatrical releases. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

Or consider the Miasma theory, which dates all the way back to Ancient Greece and was a popular contagious disease model throughout the Middle Ages. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

And for anyone who dates a widow or widower, Kloots explained that reality needs to be understood from the start. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

The idea dates to 1936, when the German physicist Werner Heisenberg and his student Hans Euler proposed that space is never truly void. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Richie’s tour with Earth, Wind & Fire continues with North American arena dates through October. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

The building dates to the early 1900s as one of the city’s earliest skyscrapers. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

The current dispute dates to 2022, when goat herders were temporarily brought under the alternative monthly wage already used for sheep herders. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 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