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befitting

[bih-fit-ing] / bɪˈfɪt ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
appropriate
Synonyms
STRONG
becoming behooving beseeming conforming correct fit fitting right
WEAK
according to Hoyle apt comme il faut decent decorous felicitous happy just kosher nice on the button on the nose proper right on seemly suitable what the doctor ordered
Antonyms
STRONG
imprecise improper inaccurate inappropriate incorrect unfit unfitting unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong
WEAK
unbecoming

Example Sentences

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But his successor Tim Cook came with an aim befitting of his innovative predecessor - to make the best watch in the world.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The mood is tense and uneasy, befitting a number about the precarious state of life on Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

It feels as though the players are not being treated in a manner befitting national team members.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Even before the night’s performances began, attendees were clinking glasses and giving lingering hugs — the kind befitting the last day of summer camp.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Sometime this morning, while Fahim and Shomari were moved to the larger and nicer chambers befitting anointed Sons of the Six, he'd be moved to...he realized he wasn’t sure.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray