Becoming
Becoming adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.
Usage example: that's a particularly becoming dress for the dance
Needed and becoming are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Needed" instead an adjective "Becoming".
Nearby Words: become, becomingly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- As the process is about to complete and he links with the AI, he resists becoming it's servant and instead steals the knowledge needed to reprogram the nanites to turn him human again.
Source: Heroic Willpower - When he has to turn human for a time (losing his Time Lord memories and becoming a different person; the mild-mannered teacher John Smith) the Doctor is needed to save the day as usual.
- She was horrified that she was becoming the very monsters she faced and needed some alone time to straighten out her life.
Source: Roleplay / Campus Life
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Needed and Becoming. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/becoming/needed
Becoming & Needed. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/becoming/needed>.
Needed or Becoming. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/becoming/needed.
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