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Antonyms for becoming
bɪˈkʌm ɪŋbe·com·ing
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term becoming.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
becoming
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. That is decent which does not offend modesty or propriety. That is suitable which is adapted to the age, station, situation, and other circumstances of the wearer; coarse, heavy boots are suitable for farm-work; a juvenile style of dress is not suitable for an old lady. In conduct much the same rules apply. The dignity and gravity of a patriarch would not be becoming to a child; at a funeral lively, cheery sociability would not be decorous, while noisy hilarity would not be decent; sumptuous display would not be suitable for a poor person. Fit is a compendious term for whatever fits the person, time, place, occasion, etc.; as, a fit person; a fit abode; a fit place. Fitting, or befitting, is somewhat more elegant, implying a nicer adaptation. Meet, a somewhat archaic word, expresses a moral fitness; as, meet for heaven. Compare BEAUTIFUL.
Antonyms:
awkward, ill-becoming, ill-fitting, improper, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, unfit, unseemly, unsuitableSynonyms:
befitting, beseeming, comely, congruous, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, graceful, meet, neat, proper, seemly, suitable, worthyPreposition:
The dress was becoming to the wearer. Such conduct was becoming in him.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
becoming
Antonyms:
unbeseeming, unseemly, uncomely, unbecoming, unbefitting, ungraceful, indecent, unsuitable, unimproving, derogatorySynonyms:
beseeming, neat, fit, proper, decorous, comely, seemly, befitting, graceful, decent, suitable, improving
Princeton's WordNet
becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemlyadjective
according with custom or propriety
"her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
Antonyms:
uncomplimentary, improper, unflatteringSynonyms:
comme il faut, fair, bonnie, adequate, comely, bonny, enough, nice, decorous, sightly, seemly, decentbecomingadjective
displaying or setting off to best advantage
"a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"
Antonyms:
unflattering, uncomplimentary, improperSynonyms:
seemly, comely, comme il faut, decorous, decent
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
becomingadjective
Antonyms:
unbecomingSynonyms:
appropriate, fit, seemly, befitting, comely
How to use becoming in a sentence?
We're in a strange place. It's becoming a cultish thing, isn't it ? it's not a good place for any party to have a cult-like situation as it relates to a President that happens to be purportedly of the same party.
As I'm becoming more and more a dinosaur in this league at 31 years old, I've got to do every little thing I can to get the ball to go a little farther, when you're that far away, there's a level of you have to abandon a certain amount of your technique... to gain a little power and use the adrenaline and the feeling of the moment to get the ball to go. I hop into it just a little more aggressively.
My 10-year challenge is to look back on the woman I was and to look forward on the woman I am becoming and continually be proud of every version of myself.
The death of the market maker model is overplayed. It is not one or the other, clearly the pricing of risk was too low and it has returned to more sustainable levels ... The market maker model is becoming more selective, people (in banks) are looking more ruthlessly at businesses.
Beijing is not going to give up its plans for becoming a dominant industrial and technological power simply to please Washington, any changes are likely to be superficial, not substantive.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3378 | becoming | |
#13530 | improper | |
#17452 | awkward | |
#24702 | unsuitable | |
#29642 | unfit | |
#30442 | indecent | |
#42627 | derogatory | |
#72742 | unseemly | |
#80903 | unbecoming | |
#93114 | unflattering | |
#269307 | ungraceful | |
#299157 | uncomplimentary |
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