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

But heading into his final year, Madsen has been working on becoming more adept at getting the ball down the field. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026

Even global travel for people is becoming increasingly strict and usually associated with extra costs for visas or other new immigration requirements. — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026

Commander Chancellor Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter) returns to educate the next generation of cadets, with Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta) becoming the personification of Ake’s attempt to fix a mistake from her past. — Matt Minton, Variety, 25 July 2026

Wallen has a pair of singles inching their way toward becoming top 10 smashes on the busiest radio tally in the nation. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

The initiative also reflects broader changes taking place within the maritime industry, where digitalisation, automation and AI are becoming essential competitive differentiators. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

The entire installment is structured as different types of Emmys bait, with the patriarch and his crew becoming increasingly desperate to rip off the qualities of award-winning shows and finally bring home the coveted gold. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Amanda, 27, took the supplements for a week before becoming unresponsive. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

By that point, Walsh believed, coaches and executives should embrace change or risk becoming stagnant. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 July 2026