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

Power becomes the bottleneck NVIDIA says the need for powered, shovel-ready sites is becoming critical as computing demand increases. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Now, as my anxiety climbed, the smell was becoming inseparable from the fear. — Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

After becoming a minor league free agent following the 2017 season, Berti returned to Toronto on a minor league contract in January 2018. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Sleeping through a hot summer night is becoming a choice between comfort and cost. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026

Those splash plays are becoming more frequent, whether in coverage, run support, or as a blitzer. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

That resulted in a pickle, and Lombard becoming the second out of the inning. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

That same year, however, California breached the War on Drugs barricades, becoming the first state to legalize medical marijuana. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

However, this is becoming a theme for Ewers, who started the final three games last season as a rookie seventh-round draft pick but has been spotty in camp. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026