becomes

The word “becomes” has 2 syllables: be-comes

It's pronounced as /bɪˈkʌmz/


What is synonym and antonym for becomes?

In the thesaurus, “becomes” has 61 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for becomes along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for becomes

  • accord
  • adorn
  • agree
  • alter to
  • alters
  • assume form of
  • augment
  • be appropriate
  • be converted to
  • be reduced to
  • be reformed
  • be remodeled
  • be transformed into
  • belong to
  • change into
  • changes
  • come
  • come to be
  • comes
  • convert
  • develop into
  • display
  • embellish
  • emerge as
  • enrich
  • eventually be
  • fit
  • flatter
  • garnish
  • gets
  • go together
  • go with
  • goes
  • grace
  • grow into
  • grows
  • harmonize
  • heighten
  • incline
  • make handsome
  • match
  • mature
  • metamorphose
  • metamorphoses
  • modifies
  • mutates
  • ornament
  • pass into
  • ripen into
  • runs
  • set off
  • shift
  • suit
  • transfigures
  • transforms
  • transmutes
  • turn into
  • turn out
  • turns
  • wax
  • waxes

Antonyms for becomes

Meanings of becomes

  • verb
    1. To arrive, come (to a place).
    2. To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
    3. Begin to be; turn into.
    4. To be proper for; to beseem.
    5. Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).

Example Sentences

  • The problem becomes easier once you understand the basics.
  • He becomes more confident with each performance.
  • The sky becomes darker as the storm approaches.
  • Learning a new language becomes fun with regular practice.
  • The situation becomes serious when safety is ignored.

On this page you'll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to becomes, such as: abides, accord, adorn, agree, alter to, alters, assume form of.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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  • accelerates
  • accumulates
  • alters
  • annihilates
  • appreciates
  • balloons
  • bathes
  • beats
  • beats the pants off
  • becomes
  • bests
  • betters
  • blows away
  • blows up
  • bombs
  • booms
  • bourgeons
  • breaks
  • builds up
  • bulks
  • burgeons
  • buries
  • caps
  • changes
  • climbs
  • clobbers
  • comes
  • conquers
  • creams
  • crescendoes
  • crests
  • crushes
  • destroys
  • dispatches
  • distends
  • does in
  • douses
  • dowses
  • drenches
  • drubs
  • dusts
  • eats alive
  • eclipses
  • enlarges
  • escalates
  • exceeds
  • excels
  • expands
  • finishes
  • flattens
  • flourishes
  • gains
  • gets
  • goes
  • greases
  • grows
  • heightens
  • hurdles
  • increases
  • inflates
  • intensifies
  • jumps
  • knocks off
  • knocks over
  • licks
  • lubricates
  • masters
  • metamorphoses
  • modifies
  • mounts
  • multiplies
  • mushrooms
  • mutates
  • noses out
  • oils
  • outdistances
  • outdoes
  • outfights
  • outshines
  • outstrips
  • overbears
  • overcomes
  • overmatches
  • overpowers
  • overthrows
  • overtops
  • overwhelms
  • pastes
  • peaks
  • pips
  • proliferates
  • redoubles
  • rises
  • rockets
  • rolls up
  • routs
  • runs
  • runs circles around
  • runs rings around
  • scores
  • shellacs
  • sinks
  • skins
  • skunks
  • skyrockets
  • slaughters
  • slicks
  • smokes
  • smothers
  • snowballs
  • snows under
  • soaks
  • souses
  • spreads
  • subdues
  • subjugates
  • succeeds
  • surges
  • surmounts
  • surpasses
  • sweeps
  • swells
  • takes
  • thrashes
  • throws
  • tops
  • transcends
  • transfigures
  • transforms
  • transmutes
  • trims
  • tromps
  • trounces
  • turns
  • upends
  • upsets
  • vanquishes
  • wallops
  • washes
  • waters
  • wets
  • whaps
  • whips
  • whomps
  • whops
  • whups
  • wipes the floor with
  • wipes the ground with
  • worsts

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