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

2 of 2

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

The Valkyries made history in their inaugural season, becoming the first WNBA expansion team to reach the playoffs in its debut year. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Told without the participation of a single male actor, The Women turned Hollywood’s all-boys club on its head, becoming a major hit in a year dominated by Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. — Raymond Ang, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

With the major powers heading to the moon, low-Earth orbit becoming busier than ever, and countless new companies entering the space marketplace, the hiring pipeline is more critical than ever. — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Prior to working in Hollywood, Atchity served as an assistant professor of English and comparative literature at Occidental College before earning tenure and becoming a full-time professor. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026

The drug already generated $627 million in global sales in 2025 and appears to be on its way to becoming a blockbuster medicine, or hitting the $1 billion sales threshold. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

But North Korea’s deepening military ties with Russia since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine have led analysts to question whether Pyongyang is becoming less reliant on Beijing. — CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

That's becoming an increasingly significant omission in a segment where competitors are finding ways to combine substantial passenger space with considerably better fuel economy. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

This question is asked all the time, and slowly, the answer is becoming more self-evident. — Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026