Synonyms for becoming
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
decent, respectable
Related words
- Word family
- becomingly becomingness
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That is becoming in dress which suits the complexion, figure, and other qualities of the wearer, so as to produce on the whole a pleasing effect.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- commodious I found the suites capacious, the sofas commodious, the sandwiches copious.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| becoming | rising | |
| seemly | steady | |
| commodious | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- due1, fit1, apt1
- 4 letters
- meet1
- 5 letters
- right1
- 6 letters
- proper2, decent2, modest2, comely2, seemly
- 7 letters
- fitting2
- 8 letters
- suitable3, decorous3
- 9 letters
- befitting3, congruous
- 10 letters
- flattering3, commodious4
- 11 letters
- appropriate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (proper2 = 2 syllables).