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 they’ll be busy, befitting the millions of dollars in overhead they represent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Jake LaRavia pulled on his black T-shirt to reveal a motto befitting the Lakers’ newest iron man.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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

Addison: much more befitting an animal of my intellectual prowess, I think.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs