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

Robb declined to comment beyond confirming his scope and dates of work for the mayor and Lineage. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Check travel details, course dates, or larger plans carefully, because small switches can save real effort. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026

That geometry allows the setting sun to line up with the borough’s cross streets on specific dates either side of the summer solstice. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

The timeline listed in the request for proposal lists the closing around November to December 2026, but says the dates are subject to change. — Mary Ella Hastings july 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

Due to conflicts with changes to the production dates of the horror series and with her Eternal Sunshine Tour happening simultaneously, Grande was unable to make her AHS debut a reality, sources tell Deadline. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 July 2026

There are 15 dates for sales in the public markets, according to the company’s filings. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Kelce would take the women on dates to concerts, on yachts and on private jets. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Kurt's key takeaways Every travel booking bundles your name, address, trip dates and contact details into one valuable package. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Verb

This home, which is among the finest in the district and is on the National Registry of Historic Places, dates to 1757-58, 18 years before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

The event, which dates to 1972, is held in front of the original Nathan’s Famous’ restaurant in New York’s Coney Island. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

The clinical version dates to research in the 1960s and 1970s, when devices tracked heart rate variability, muscle tension and skin temperature to help people regulate what was once considered automatic. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

Newman says probate records and newspaper advertisements suggest pocket-watch production in British America probably dates to the 1760s, perhaps earlier, but almost none of those watches survive with definitive provenance. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 July 2026

Premiere dates for individual films will be revealed at a later time. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 July 2026

The National Bureau of Economic Research dates the contraction that began in 1929 as ending in March 1933, though the broader Depression lasted for years and the economy suffered another severe recession in 1937-38 before World War II. — Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger,garrett Downs,ashley Capoot,justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026

But that refurbishment, authorized by a National Park Service contract in April, is only the latest in a saga of repairs, cleaning and improvement efforts that dates back more than 50 years. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 2026

Collecting valuable data NOD representatives said deep-sea mapping in Norwegian waters dates back to the 1800s. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026