Applicable
Applicable adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.
Usage example: a knack for selecting the most applicable word
Becoming and applicable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Becoming" instead an adjective "Applicable".
Becoming
Becoming adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.
Usage example: that's a particularly becoming dress for the dance
Applicable and becoming are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Applicable" instead an adjective "Becoming".
Nearby Words: become, becomingly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fitting and applicable
- fitting and becoming
- germane and applicable
- germane and becoming
- right and applicable
- right and becoming
- fit and applicable
- fit and becoming
- appropriate and applicable
- appropriate and becoming
- apropos and applicable
- apropos and becoming
- proper and applicable
- proper and becoming
Both words in one sentence
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Becoming the Mask: Minor example, but still technically applicable - Yuri's dad.
Source: Film / Lord of War
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