tryst

noun

ˈtrist How to pronounce tryst (audio)
Definition of trystnext
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

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Recent Examples of tryst Drinks out and crashing a surprise birthday party do not constitute a courthouse tryst, the SJC was told. — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 Today, the park is visited mostly by lovers who use its overgrown grounds for trysts. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 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 Bread dough The morning after Cathy and Heathcliff spy on Joseph (Ewan Mitchell) and Zillah’s (Amy Morgan) kinky stable tryst, Cathy loses her composure at the breakfast table watching a very wet dough (focaccia, maybe? — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tryst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tryst
  1. rendezvous
  2. appointment
  3. date
Noun
  • After the Opry rendezvous, Miller and Mascis headed over to Nashville hot spot the Vinyl Tap for an unplanned Neil Young tribute on the bar-slash-record shop’s small stage.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This intimate rendezvous of volunteers was part of Florida’s efforts the last couple years to update its science standards.
    — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rendezvous
Noun
  • The announcement followed Tilbury’s 2022 appointment as the trust’s ambassador for enterprise and coincided with its 50th anniversary gala, held in New York.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • He was then succeeded by Jorg Schmadtke a year later, who was employed on a short-term basis ahead of Richard Hughes’s appointment in 2024.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of appointment
Noun
  • Now, the musical has a date, with the show set to debut next August.
    — Jessica Barrett, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Style them with a blouse and heeled boots for work, and then swap in a pair of pumps for date night.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of date

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“Tryst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryst. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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