trysts

plural of tryst
as in rendezvous
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place both lovers had to hurry to keep their noontime tryst in the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of trysts Tenderness is often reserved for moments of isolation when the characters are reflecting on their trysts or their wants; rarely is that articulated between two people. — Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 If the first four episodes of Bridgerton’s swoon-worthy fourth season were about desperate, hungry yearning, then the final four were more about, er, consummation—complete with secret trysts, steaming hot baths, false identities, and genuinely big shocks. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026 Yet despite the growing global consensus that all trysts should start on the opposite sides of a hockey puck, most real-life skating entanglements occur between athletes on the same team. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026 Many stumble into their digital trysts accidentally after playing around with AI. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026 Alice, who often visited Charlotte's resting place, also knew about Jack and Rachel's secret trysts near the graveyard. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026 Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts. — Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026 In DaCosta’s vision, Tessa Thompson dives in as Hedda, a woman in 1950s London trapped within the constraints of society who, in one fateful night amid a swirl of scandal, trysts and jealousy at an opulent party, decides to take it all down. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025 But after the birth of their three children, their passionate trysts are eventually exchanged for lonely moments miles apart. — Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trysts
Noun
  • During the rendezvous with the space station, five thrusters in the capsule's service module failed, resulting in a temporary loss of full maneuverability.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • That makes communications, navigation, orbital rendezvous, and mission logistics substantially harder.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Four European dates have been set for next June in Germany, Denmark and Norway.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
  • They may have been kept open throughout the year for rituals commemorating important dates and festivals, as well as the worshipping of the dead.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Rollers, microcurrent devices and buccal appointments command premium prices, and framing them as dual-purpose products for skin plus stress expands the audience beyond people primarily focused on wrinkles or puffiness.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Measure Value And Rollout Readiness Separately Business measures may include incremental appointments, after-hours capture, request-resolution time and staff capacity returned.
    — Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The terror and the beauty of Jordan and Gareth’s assignations are that both men stop being able to tell themselves apart.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Men who trick their wives into outside romantic assignations ultimately need to be taught a lesson, and Diego de la Vega is no exception.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Trysts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trysts. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster