Synonyms of becoming

becoming 1 of 2

adjective

bi-ˈkə-miŋ 

as in suitable

meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation

that's a particularly becoming dress for the dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suitable
• appropriate
• fitting
• proper
• fit
• fitted
• good
• pretty
• meet
• in order
• happy
• applicable
• right
• apt
• befitting
• acceptable
• needed
• adequate
• capable
• balanced
• required
• felicitous
• deserved
• justified
• satisfactory
• just
• competent
• able
• qualified
• trained
• requisite
• decent
• decorous
• serviceable
• correct
• tolerable
• respectable
• rightful
• kosher
• cut out
• seemly
• condign
• consonant
• harmonious
• companionate
• congruous
• pitch-perfect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbecoming
• incapable
• unfit
• wrong
• unhappy
• improper
• inapplicable
• inappropriate
• unsuitable
• unseemly
• incompetent
• indecent
• incongruous
• unfitting
• inadequate
• unskilled
• inapt
• misbecoming
• unqualified
• untrained
• inapposite
• unacceptable
• inept
• unsatisfactory
• intolerable
• unmeet
• inexpert
• unbeseeming
• unapt
• unskillful
• infelicitous
• incorrect
• malapropos
• incompatible
• indecorous
• uncongenial
• graceless

becoming

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verb

present participle of become

as in growing

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

• growing
• getting
• going
• coming
• turning
• running
• changing
• transforming
• waxing
• altering
• modifying
• metamorphosing
• transmuting
• mutating
• transfiguring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• being
• remaining
• continuing
• staying
• lingering
• abiding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of becoming

Verb

Patience is the ability to remain calm and accept delays, difficulties, or annoyance without complaining or becoming angry. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Alom is part of a group of immigrants who have arrived in the city over the past five years with the goal of starting businesses, building careers and becoming their own bosses. — Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

The announcement comes as concerns over AI safety, data center power consumption and the risks posed by increasingly capable models are becoming harder for Washington and Silicon Valley to ignore. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Her femininity ended up becoming one of her strongest assets. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

The house has evolved with each generation rather than becoming a museum piece. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

What this means to you Delivery robots are becoming more common in public spaces. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Lewis, who founded investment firm Orange Capital 20 years ago, decided to invest in Better in 2025, becoming one of the largest outside shareholders (Lewis currently holds a stake between 2% and 3% in the company). — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

On Friday evening, Meloni's coalition government, which took office in October 2022, held a rally in the port city of Bari to mark its becoming Italy's longest-serving cabinet since World War II. — Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026