Synonyms of date

date 1 of 2

noun

1

as in appointment

an agreement to be present at a specified time and place

I have a date to meet my financial consultant at seven o'clock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointment
• rendezvous
• engagement
• assignation
• meeting
• tryst
• schedule
• arrangement
• invitation
• interview
• visit
• call
• get-together

2

as in duration

the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress

the embarrassingly short date of most of his romances

Synonyms & Similar Words

• duration
• time
• life
• lifetime
• continuance
• life span
• standing
• term
• span
• run
• tenure
• tour
• spell
• stretch
• age
• longevity
• hitch
• turn
• half-life

date

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to accompany

to go on a social engagement with

I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompany
• go out (with)
• take out
• see
• escort
• court
• woo

2

as in to attend

to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage

we dated for two years before we got engaged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attend
• court
• romance
• make love
• keep company
• go steady
• escort
• woo
• see
• spark
• go out
• take out
• step out
• gallant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of date

Noun

And that's true even though Apple's hardware support timelines are all calculated from the date of last availability rather than the date of introduction. —ArsTechnica, 17 June 2025

Wilken's ruling came just weeks before July 1, the date many schools planned to begin issuing payments directly to athletes. —Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025

Verb

The Heat’s own first-round pick, at No. 15, is held by the Oklahoma City Thunder, a selection that dates to the Heat’s sign-and-trade acquisition of Butler in the 2019 offseason. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025

Simmons and Gotti began dating in 2022, going public with their romance on New Year’s Day, 2023. —Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025