becoming

be·com·ing

adjective \-ˈkə-miŋ\

Definition of BECOMING

: suitable, fitting; especially : attractively suitable <becoming modesty>

— be·com·ing·ly \-miŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of BECOMING

1. That jacket is very becoming on you.
2. She's had her hair cut in a becoming new style.
3. She accepted the award with a becoming humility.

First Known Use of BECOMING

15th century

Related to BECOMING

Synonyms

applicable, appropriate, apt, fit, befitting, felicitous, fitted, fitting, good, happy, meet, pretty, proper, right, suitable

Antonyms

improper, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, indecent, infelicitous, malapropos, misbecoming, unapt, unbecoming, unbeseeming, unfit, unfitting, unhappy, unmeet, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong

Related Words

condign, deserved, just, justified; needed, required, requisite; able, capable, competent, cut out, qualified, trained; pitch-perfect; acceptable, adequate, decent, kosher, satisfactory, serviceable, tolerable; correct, decorous, respectable, seemly; balanced, companionate, congruous, consonant, harmonious; rightful

Near Antonyms

incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful, untrained; inadequate, intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactory; graceless, incorrect, indecorous; incompatible, uncongenial

Rhymes with BECOMING

forthcoming, have coming, homecoming, incoming, mind-numbing, oncoming, shortcoming, upcoming