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

Online dating remains a popular way people search for a partner but some are dumping the platforms. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

That may be one reason online dating has become increasingly accepted among mature adults. — Matthew Kayser updated July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Radiocarbon dating shows that many of them died within a very short time span; in several cases parents and children were buried together. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 6 July 2026

This is one of the best periods in a twelve-year cycle for true love and dating, fertility or connecting with children, expression and artistry, as well as hobbies and just having fun! — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

Groucutt notes a significant issue in paleoethology relates to the dating of sites, as the techniques used can yield vastly different results. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026

Macleod and his colleagues sequenced the DNA of the plague victims, piecing together how they were related and (through radiocarbon dating) when each member of the family died. — ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026

The simulation was built on 1,000 years of earthquake data collected through radiocarbon dating of sediments, tree-ring records and historical accounts. — Velvet Wu july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026

After seven years of dating and the birth of their eldest child, Andrea married the billionaire heiress in a private civil ceremony in Monaco in August 2013. — Staff Author, InStyle, 23 June 2026

Verb

These timeframes were determined by dating the sediment layers in which the fossils were encased. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Swift and Kelce started dating in the summer of 2023 and got engaged last August. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

One issue at the trial is whether the claimants should have been allowed to bring allegations dating to the 1990s, long after a six-year limit expired. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

When Harry and Meghan began dating, the British tabloids went into overdrive with incessant coverage. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 July 2026

For instance, dating activity is only up 70% in Dallas and 69% in Miami, according to the survey. — Lisa Gutierrez july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

But now, the European Space Agency's Euclid Space Telescope has identified a clutch of primordial quasars, dating to some 13 billion years ago—putting them among the oldest of these objects ever found in the universe. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 July 2026

Bloomberg reported in May that gyms are replacing bars in Gen Z's social and dating lives, describing London's Third Space operating more like a members' club than a fitness facility on a Friday night. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The ruins of Dungeness, a 59-room, 37,000-square-foot estate house dating to the mid-1880s, once owned by Thomas Carnegie, brother and business partner of Pittsburgh steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. — Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 July 2026