becoming

be·com·ing

adj \-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

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Rhymes with BECOMING

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