Synonyms of became

became

verb

past tense of become

as in grew

to eventually have as a state or quality

many people became sick with the flu

with the arrival of autumn the days become crisper and breezier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grew
• got
• went
• came
• turned
• ran
• transformed
• changed
• waxed
• altered
• modified
• metamorphosed
• transmuted
• transfigured
• mutated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• was
• remained
• continued
• stayed
• lingered
• abided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of became

The company said verbal warnings and geofenced areas became active July 1. — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

That clash of different tonalities and the uncertainty of getting it right became the show’s greatest throughline creative asset. — Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

It’s been around since the Cold War era, when then leader Chiang Kai-shek became wary of an attempt on the island by the Chinese Communist Party, which claims Taiwan as part of its sovereign territory, despite never having controlled it. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Race still mattered, but the boundaries of political belonging became more flexible and expansive. — Eladio Bobadilla, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Within three days, Mohn became paralyzed from the waist down, which doctors attributed to a reaction to the anesthesia. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

But when the associate producer tried to retrieve the film, Netflix became unresponsive, according to the complaint. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 July 2026

Rock Springs, meanwhile, isn’t far from Laramie, where Matthew Shepard became the casualty of a hate crime in 1998, and the poster boy for a movement that, in the grand scheme, is still only finding its footing. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 July 2026