befits

present tense third-person singular of befit
as in suffices
to be fitting or proper spoke politely of the deceased, as befitted the occasion

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Recent Examples of befits And, as befits this lively city, the bar stays open until 4 AM. Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Nakase’s style of play befits the roster. Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 Ballad of a Small Player has plenty of flash, as befits the story of a man whose everyday wear consists of jewel-tone velvet suits and silk ascots. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025 Fantastic Fest has announced the film lineup for its 20th edition, promising an eclectic mix of horror, action, sci-fi, comedy, animation, and otherwise unclassifiable cinema that befits its status as the weirdest stop on the very busy fall festival circuit. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025 The opening sequence, where McGuigan shamelessly apes Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, is reasonably entertaining, and McAvoy masticates the scenery with a winking fervor that befits the project, but the whole thing is unforgivably half-baked. Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for befits
Verb
  • But today, the Attention Economy no longer suffices.
    Rajiv Shesh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Creating a Partiful event or even texting the group suffices.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • He's involved in everything the Journal Sentinel does online — both our website and our social media platforms, like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Facebook.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • What time does 'Life of a Showgirl' drop?
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His latest protest fits into his activism against war and follows previous arrests for disrupting Senate hearings over Gaza and domestic health crises.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Here's how Nike's quarterly performance fits into CEO Elliott Hill's broader turnaround plan.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Featuring a slim, bucket seat and metal legs, the design suits a number of styles, from industrial or farmhouse.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Available in 40 different colors, there is a hue that suits everyone on your Christmas list.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Regis University, which serves about 2,700 students, was able to confirm to Fortune that Erika Kirk was a student there from fall 2007 through the end of fall 2009, and Lindsey Halligan did graduate from the school in 2011, but offered no further comment.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Another serves as the political director for a union and voted on the county's contract with that union.
    Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Befits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befits. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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