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becoming

[bih-kuhm-ing] / bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
flattering
Synonyms
STRONG
enhancing fair welcome
WEAK
acceptable agreeable attractive beautiful comely cute effective excellent graceful handsome neat nice presentable pretty seemly tasteful well-chosen
Antonyms
WEAK
improper inappropriate indecorous tasteless ugly unattractive unbecoming unfitting unseemly unsuitable
ADJECTIVE
suitable; appropriate
Synonyms
STRONG
befitting conforming correct fit fitting right
WEAK
comme il faut compatible congruous decent decorous in keeping nice proper seemly worthy
Antonyms
STRONG
imprecise improper inaccurate inappropriate incorrect unfit unfitting unsuitable unsuited wrong
WEAK
indecorous tasteless ugly unattractive unbecoming unseemly

Example Sentences

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Speaking to the Sun, a passerby saw the bag on the side of a road and alerted her partner after becoming suspicious.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Symptoms appear within one to two weeks after becoming infected.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

This is becoming more common as the Charlotte housing market has balanced out in recent months, Williams said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The influencer market has already shifted, with marketers becoming more selective and “Bachelor” stars no longer guaranteed large follower increases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He moved through the halls as if he were just visiting, never becoming a part of it.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.