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behaving

VERB

function

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act operate perform react

STRONG

run take work

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt stop

WEAK

act up misbehave

VERB

act reasonably, properly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

manage

STRONG

control direct

WEAK

act correctly act one's age act with decorum be civil be good be nice be on best behavior be orderly comport oneself conduct oneself properly demean oneself deport oneself discipline oneself keep one's nose clean keep the peace live up to manage oneself mind one's manners mind one's p's and q's observe golden rule observe the law play fair shape up toe the mark watch one's step

Antonyms

WEAK

act up misbehave

Example Sentences

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Fixed-income — shown both on the chart, as well as a more detailed breakdown of corporate credit and other maturities of U.S. government bond — is behaving like it has in previous inflationary outbreaks.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Police were called to a report of a man behaving in an intimidating manner in the village of Wolferton, near the Sandringham Estate, at about 19:30 on Wednesday.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Magnons are quasiparticles, i.e. groups of particles behaving as if they were individual particles instead.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

At the afterparty, Konkle noticed her father behaving strangely.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

One was the so- called wave-particle duality of nature at the infinitesimal scale: experiments sometimes showed light and electrons behaving like particles, and other times as waves.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik