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

Archaeologists plan to continue studying the site, including conducting 3D scans and sending charcoal samples to the United States for scientific dating, the Smithsonian Magazine reported. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 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

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

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

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

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

Because of climate, weather, acorn abundance (yes, really) and decisions about land use dating to colonial times, the bugs are indeed getting worse. — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Companies are also experimenting more with AI in online dating and social networking, raising questions about how technology will affect human interaction. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

One notable title from that plan is BBC and Netflix comedy-meets-reality dating series Sexy Beasts, from Lion Television, which is now part of Banijay following the All3Media merger. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 July 2026

Before last Saturday's quarterfinal, Messi had scored at least one goal in a record nine consecutive World Cup matches dating to 2022. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 14 July 2026

Rose is among four players — and at 45, the youngest — to have played Royal Birkdale three times in the Open dating to 1998. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Over the years, Lopez has evolved his comedy to feature satire about friendships, dating, and the absurdity of daily life. — Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 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

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