Becoming

/bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/

Synonyms for "becoming" (170 found)

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Closest matches (34)

a proposabout facead remadapted advantageous advisable agreeable alchemyamply endowedapplicable apposite appropriate apropos apt assimilation assumption attractiveau faitbeautifying befitting

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bonny braw builtbuilt for comfortbuxom callipygian callipygous change chaste

Noun(5 words)

actualization appropriate appropriateness attractive attractiveness

Strong matches (51)

chic christian civil civilized comelycomme il fautcondign conforming congruous convenient correct curvaceous curvyde rigueurdecent decorous delicate desirable done dovetailing

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elegant enhancing expedient fair fashionable favorable feasible felicitous fetching fit fitted fitten fitting flatteringflip flopfructuous geared genteel

Adjective(4 words)

comelier comelycomme il fautdecorous

Noun(9 words)

develop development emerge emergence evolution fitting flattering flux formation

Related words (85)

goddess likegoddess-like goodgood lookinggood-looking goodly happy junoesque justjust rightlapse likelylovely to beholdmeet meshing modest naturalization niceon the buttonopportune

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passage pat personable pleasing pneumatic politic presentable profitable progress proper qualified recommendable reduction relevant resolution respectable reversal right rightful seasonable seemly shapely shift sightly slender sortable stacked statuesque stylish suitable suited suiting switchswitch overtailored tasteful timelyto be desiredto the pointto the purposetransit transition urbane usefulvolte facewell-built well-favored well-formed well-made well-proportioned well-shaped well-stacked well-timed wise worthwhile

Noun(9 words)

growth mature process progression proper suitability suitable transform transformation

Adjective(1 words)

seemly

Related word relations

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More general

9 entries

aesthetics appearanceappearance qualitychangecontextual appropriatenessontological conceptphilosophical termprocesssituational appropriateness

More specific

17 entries

actualization attirecasual suitabilitycolorcolor harmonydevelopment dressdress senseemergence evolution fitformal suitabilitygrowth maturationprofessional suitabilitystyle

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Collocations

15 entries

becoming attirebecoming awarebecoming colorbecoming dressbecoming lookbecoming of agebecoming outfitbecoming stylebecoming widespreadcultural becomingpath to becomingpersonal becomingprocess of becomingsocial becomingstage of becoming

Inflections

6 entries

became become becomes becomingsmore becomingmost becoming

Derivations

3 entries

becomingly becomingness unbecoming

similar

2 entries

flattering proper

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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The sky is becoming cloudy.

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Have you ever thought of becoming a nurse?

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The flowers are beginning to grow and everything is becoming green.

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If the demolition of buildings is uncontrolled, a fine city is in danger of becoming nothing more than a concrete jungle.

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