behaviors

NOUN

manner of conducting oneself

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act action attitude conduct demeanor management nature performance practice presence role style

STRONG

address air bag bearing carriage code comportment convention course dealings decency decorum deed delivery deportment ethics etiquette expression form front guise habits mien mode morals observance propriety ritual routine savoir-faire seemliness speech tact talk taste tone way ways

WEAK

social graces tenue way of life what's done

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cessation idleness inactivity inertia repose rest stoppage

STRONG

bad manners carelessness immorality impropriety indecency listening quiet silence thoughtlessness

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behaviors

"It amazes me that similar parenting behaviors have evolved so many times in so many distinct animal lineages," says Kay.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

The hypothesis itself arose from observations of grandmothers’ behaviors in extant hunter-gatherer groups in the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

But romance is different from other trackable behaviors like sleep or flatulence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

In the process of learning from past behaviors, we sometimes villainize our former selves.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Appropriate behaviors have to be shaped—shaped through successive approximations to the desired behavior,” says Darrow.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin