Meaning & use
becoming
Suitable or flattering to the person wearing or doing it; pleasingly appropriate.
See it in a sentence
That shade of blue is very becoming on you, especially with your dark hair.
Her calm response to the insult was more becoming than an angry outburst would have been.
A note on using this word
Becoming in this sense is somewhat formal or old-fashioned; it is also the present participle of the verb 'become', as in 'becoming a doctor'.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
unbecomingunflattering
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