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

Tre White scored 22 points while and Tyran Stokes and Leroy Blyden added 15 points apiece for the Jayhawks, who won on opening night for the sixth straight season and stretched their streak of home-opening victories to 54 games (dating to 1973-74). — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

After months of dating rumors, suspiciously timed trips to Italy and a phone lock screen that seemingly gave the whole thing away, country music star Megan Moroney and USMNT soccer star Christian Pulisic are officially an item. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Learn About Global Christmas Traditions Each winter, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Hyde Park hosts its Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light exhibit—a tradition dating to 1942. — Allison Yates, Midwest Living, 3 Nov. 2026

During those years, Mariette identified approximately 160 tombs in the area dating to the Old Kingdom. — Anne Doran For Artnews, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026

Her dating experiences have also led to a Let’s F*cking Date card game product full of conversation prompts for singles and couples playing at home. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026

Klum began dating Seal not long after and the couple married in 2005. — Lia Beck, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

Utilizing modern technology Still, the latest excavation gives researchers an opportunity to reexamine longstanding questions with advances in scientific dating methods. — Michele Chabin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

The current tallest building in West Hollywood is the 31-story Sierra Towers, a luxury condominium building on the city’s western border with Beverly Hills dating to the 1960s that has long been a celebrity haunt. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026