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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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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

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

Composer Bernard Herrmann’s score, his last, is alternately mellow and roiling, befitting its placid but simmering antihero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Lemore had changed out of her septa’s robes into garb more befitting the wife or daughter of a prosperous merchant.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin