befitted; befitting
: to be proper or becoming to
clothing that befits the occasion
Synonyms of befit
Examples of befit in a Sentence
She has a mind for serious inquiry, as befits a scientist.
spoke politely of the deceased, as befitted the occasion
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
Brooches befit the tweed tailoring, and velvet was modernized in a sleek olive green column dress and a little black evening gown.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
How to determine whether their in-season pivot to 13-personnel – three tight ends, one receiver, one running back – was a part of the long-term identity of the offense, or merely befitting the 2025 roster construction.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
For the entire 15-minute show, they’ve been contorted into pieces of furniture Lawson fabricated, pieces befitting something between an asylum and BDSM dungeon, and reminiscent of Allen Jones’s 1960s Pop sculpture series, which depicts fiberglass women in fetishware as home objects.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Befit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befit. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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befit
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be·fit
bi-ˈfit 
befitted; befitting
: to be suitable to or proper for
clothes befitting the occasion
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