Synonyms of dating

dating 1 of 2

noun

as in romance

the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married

their dating had been going on for so long that she was starting to wonder if she'd ever take that trip down the aisle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• romance
• courtship
• courting
• suit
• affair
• lovemaking
• engagement
• wooing
• love affair
• betrothal

dating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of date

1

as in accompanying

to go on a social engagement with

I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanying
• going out (with)
• taking out
• escorting
• seeing
• courting
• wooing

2

as in courting

to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage

we dated for two years before we got engaged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courting
• attending
• romancing
• making love
• keeping company
• going steady
• wooing
• escorting
• seeing
• sparking
• gallanting
• going out
• taking out
• stepping out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dating

Noun

Now in his 14th season with the NBA, Atlanta Hawks guard CJ McCollum was first intrigued by wine when his wife Elise’s parents gifted the couple a bottle of Merlot while the two were still in college and dating. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026

Phosphate minerals and rubidium-strontium dating gave similar ages. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Its long history of repairs, however, complicates archaeological dating, Storchan said. — Michele Chabin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Franklyn and her then-best friend and roommate, Cooper, started the podcast in 2018 and quickly turned the show — celebrated for its raunch and candor about modern dating — into a million-listener hit. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026

Another intention set for RomCon was to remind readers that love and dating can really still be fun, despite modern narratives to the contrary. — Megan O’Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Researchers sent a sample of bone from the skeleton to the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre for carbon dating, which placed it between 987 and 1052 CE, in the late Anglo-Saxon period. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

To get to the bottom of the mystery of the article’s spurious dating, Cade and a team of researchers from around the globe sifted through historic reports and observations of geomagnetic activity to set the record straight. — Mike McRae 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

Their accounts demonstrate how AI is blurring the line between what's real and what's fake in the already fraught arena of online dating. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Verb

In the transcript of his testimony, Acosta does not state Menchel had a connection with Epstein at the time, but was asked about Menchel previously dating a woman on Epstein’s defense team and a photo that purported to show the men skiing together. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026

After nearly two years of dating, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster have taken their relationship to the next level. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 10 Nov. 2026

Investigators have received reports of fights between Nayeli Medina and Paguada, who were in a dating relationship, according to police. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

On a related note, Jets kicker Jason Sanders made his first four field goals — opponents at that point had made 56 of their last 57 field-goal attempts against the Chiefs, dating to 2024 — before missing his fifth attempt. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026

Maya Jama, the ultimate bombshell, is not returning as Love Island UK host after fronting the dating series for nine seasons. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2026

The couple met in 2018 through a Mormon dating app and tied the knot the next year, before welcoming their first child, Nora, in November 2021. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026

The model recently partnered with dating app Bumble to launch their latest feature, Bumble Handles. — Christina Oehler, InStyle, 7 Nov. 2026

An olive tree, with its roots dating to before Le Corbusier and other Modernist architects washed up on these shores, became central to ASA’s design. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026