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befitting
be·fit·ting B0159400 (bĭ-fĭt′ĭng)adj. Appropriate; suitable; proper. be·fit′ting·ly adv.be•fit•ting (bɪˈfɪt ɪŋ) adj. suitable; proper; fitting. [1555–65] be•fit′ting•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | befitting - appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"appropriate - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate" |
befittingadjective appropriate to, right for, suitable for, fitting for, fit for, becoming to, suitable to, seemly for, proper for, apposite to, meet (archaic) They offered him a post befitting his seniority and experience. wrong for, irrelevant to, inappropriate to, unfit for, unsuitable for, improper for, unbecoming tobefittingadjective1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place:appropriate, apt, becoming, correct, felicitous, fit, fitting, happy, meet, proper, right, tailor-made.2. Suited to one's end or purpose:appropriate, convenient, expedient, fit, good, meet, proper, suitable, tailor-made, useful.3. Conforming to accepted standards:becoming, comely, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, nice, proper, respectable, right, seemly.Translationsbefitting Related to befitting: predecessorSynonyms for befittingadj appropriate toSynonyms- appropriate to
- right for
- suitable for
- fitting for
- fit for
- becoming to
- suitable to
- seemly for
- proper for
- apposite to
- meet
Antonyms- wrong for
- irrelevant to
- inappropriate to
- unfit for
- unsuitable for
- improper for
- unbecoming to
Synonyms for befittingadj suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or placeSynonyms- appropriate
- apt
- becoming
- correct
- felicitous
- fit
- fitting
- happy
- meet
- proper
- right
- tailor-made
adj suited to one's end or purposeSynonyms- appropriate
- convenient
- expedient
- fit
- good
- meet
- proper
- suitable
- tailor-made
- useful
adj conforming to accepted standardsSynonyms- becoming
- comely
- comme il faut
- correct
- decent
- decorous
- de rigueur
- nice
- proper
- respectable
- right
- seemly
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