dateless

adjective

ˈdāt-ləs How to pronounce dateless (audio)
Definition of datelessnext
1
as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past dateless artifacts left by an obscure people of the distant past

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2
as in eternal
lasting forever the dateless cycle of the seasons

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3
as in immortal
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish it is because of their dateless themes that the plays of Shakespeare are still performed today

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Recent Examples of dateless Briones cracked up while taking pictures of the dateless Ball posing with his arm around a stereo speaker on a stand. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Mar. 2026 Else Texas men's basketball will be dateless when other teams will be enjoying the Big Dance. — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026 Tracy playfully questioned Brett, who was the president of his fraternity, for being dateless and not dressing on theme. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026 Hailey Bieber went dateless to the 2025 Met Gala as her husband, Justin Bieber, was nowhere to be found. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025 Her theory about dateless, spiraling young men ends with home prices declining for years, or even decades. — Byalena Botros, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024 All my Cinderellas didn’t find their March romance and went home dateless for the second weekend. — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023 Dreams are usually dateless, absent from the illusion of the flow of time. — Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dateless
  1. ancient
  2. eternal
  3. immortal
  4. venerable
  5. endless
  6. enduring
  7. antique
  8. perpetual
Adjective
  • Our research is already leading in new directions beyond ancient interiors.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • For scientists, the harder question has been how oxygen stayed abundant for millions of years afterward — long enough, as ancient rocks suggest, to set the stage for the emergence of increasingly complex life.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of ancient
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  • And for the hope-springs-eternal crowd, there's Jacob Rodriguez.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • That inner turmoil is all over Faith, which is why the album remains an eternal worldwide pop obsession.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of eternal
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  • Novelist and screenwriter Anne Rice led the charge against Cruise’s casting as Lestat de Lioncourt, a French theater actor in the 1700s who’d already become an immortal vampire by the time he’s introduced.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Significant church figures like Thomas Aquinas and the philosopher René Descartes have argued that animals don’t have an immortal soul.
    — Casper ter Kuile, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of immortal
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  • As for the plane in question, this is a variant of the venerable F-16 and is a heavily modernized version featuring, among other features, APG-83 Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But the venerable Atlas V is out of production and on the road to retirement, so Starliner-5 and Starliner-6 will have a different rocket ride — ULA's new Vulcan Centaur.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • The resort lends itself to rest and relaxation, but teenagers could certainly keep themselves busy with the endless activities on offer.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And Amazon Prime Big Deal Days offers seemingly endless options to choose from, including some of our top picks below.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of endless
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  • The Salem witch trials of 1692 carved out an enduring and powerful niche in American history for this little town, and this intimate, kitschy museum does an excellent job telling the story.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
  • For Parker, the enduring thrill is in what these imaginative collaborations might bring to the ballet.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of enduring
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  • The lobby, decked out in light fixtures made from antique crystal decanters, is a wonder in itself.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The flick follows an elder antique trader who dredges up a 500-year-old artifact that invigorates him with youth but has the unfortunate side effect of turning him into a vampire.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of antique
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  • The next step is to find out whether the perpetual sensor concept actually works in practice.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • On Polymarket, 24-hour trading volume traded is about three-quarters of open interest on its ether perpetual futures, and on industry leader Hyperliquid, 24-hour trading volume is just one third of open interest as of Wednesday morning.
    — Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
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“Dateless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dateless. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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