becoming

Questions about becoming

What does becoming mean?

becoming means "according with custom or propriety". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in becoming?

becoming has 3 syllables: be-com-ing. The stress falls on "com". In IPA it is /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/.

What is another word for becoming?

Close synonyms include comely, comme il faut, decorous, seemly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is becoming a common word?

becoming is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with becoming?

8 words rhyme with becoming. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.