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

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

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

Verb

Princess Eugenie got engaged to Jack after seven years of dating in January 2018. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

McRae is also rumored to have been dating New Jersey Devils hockey player Jack Hughes since last November. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Cooper and Hadid sparked dating rumors in October 2023 when they were photographed leaving the West Village restaurant Via Carota and exiting via the same SUV, per the Daily Mail. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

But instead of gossiping about who’s dating whom, collaborators batted around their pasts and infused the darkly comedic anthology series with themes of samsara and the Jungian Shadow. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

In 1976, Trump started dating Ivana Zelníčková Winklmayr, a twenty-seven-year-old model from Czechoslovakia. — Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

The oldest structure is the foreman’s house, a three-bedroom cottage dating to the turn of the 20th century. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026

All a guy really needs to do to stand out in the dating scene is pay the tab and listen a little. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026

After years of dating, including a brief split in 2007 that ultimately strengthened their relationship, William proposed during a trip to Kenya in 2010 with Princess Diana's iconic sapphire engagement ring. — Janelle Ash , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026