become

[bih-kuhm] / bɪˈkʌm /

VERB

evolve into

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come develop into grow into turn into

STRONG

convert incline mature metamorphose shift wax

WEAK

alter to assume form of be converted to be reduced to be reformed be remodeled be transformed into change into come to be emerge as eventually be pass into ripen into turn out

Antonyms

STRONG

remain stagnate

VERB

enhance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belong to

STRONG

accord adorn agree augment display embellish enrich fit flatter garnish grace harmonize heighten match ornament suit

WEAK

be appropriate go together go with make handsome set off

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease disagree hurt leave plain mar oppose refuse uglify withhold

Example Sentences

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Their scenes of fracture and forgiveness become as strong an emotional spine as their parents’ late-in-life romance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Conflict in Lebanon has become a centrepiece of weeks of stop-start efforts to bring a formal end to the war.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Thanks to wide-open spaces, low taxes and abundant energy, the Wyoming capital along Interstate 80 has become a data-center mecca.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

GSK last struck a deal of that size in the 2018 deal to buy Novartis out of its consumer healthcare joint venture that later would become Haleon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Quiet, I wait, watching his face become drawn, tortured by memories.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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"The Canonization," by John Donne

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"The Canonization," by John Donne