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

Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky, executive director of Merkos 302, said that the initiative isn't meant to replace technology, but to use it in addition to the human element that many singles feel is missing from modern dating. — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

She was born in September 2007 Hayek and Pinault welcomed their daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault in September 2007, after one year of dating, a rep for Hayek announced at the time. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

And, like everything in modern dating, this phenomenon of going on budget-friendly dates has spawned a new term. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

The researchers were then allowed, as a special case, to take microsamples of pigment from two black drawings—one of a bison and one of a human or animal face—for radiocarbon dating. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026

In a world where low pressure, group experiences are two to four times more likely to engage single people, Kansas Citians can use the new feature to join a greater shift in what dating looks like. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

Following a 2010 lawsuit, eharmony opened its doors to same-sex dating, no longer forcing users to use a separate app. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

The women received mainstream publicity, and Flav, an icon in the ‘80s and 90s with Public Enemy and the star of a reality TV dating show through the mid-2000s, once again reinvented himself into cultural relevancy. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Those relationships will shape, and be shaped by, dating, families, workplaces, politics and law. — Ann M. Merriwether, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Verb

The homers ended a 105-game regular-season drought dating to July 27, 2025. — CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Two years after her divorce from Rawle, the actress began dating Gillham, a cinematographer. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Chemical analysis can identify pigments such as red ochre and charcoal, while advances in dating techniques have steadily pushed the origins of cave art further back in time. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Royal experts told Fox News Digital that the privacy challenge could become more complicated when George starts dating. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

This phenomenon has been found in many different markets, from dating apps to health insurance. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026

Those tables, plus a hard-to-decipher map dating to the same time, show high levels of a carcinogenic chemical on the property and extending beyond it. — Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

The Parks and Recreation actress and Girls actor reportedly began dating in 2025. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Lynch had four prior DUI convictions dating to 2005 and was on active DUI probation at the time of the July 30, 2025, crash near Oroville, which also seriously injured Lonsberry’s 23-year-old brother. — Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026