behavior

[bih-heyv-yer] / bɪˈheɪv yər /

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

Example Sentences

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The new study offers a different explanation, combining expertise from immunology, physics, and animal behavior.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Fallout from the revelations about Gates’s behavior is now eroding efforts to protect his reputation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

It may also shift the relationship between gut bacteria and brain activity in ways that are closely tied to appetite and food behavior.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

He says he regularly witnesses it happening to other students but hasn’t reported the behavior to administrators because he doesn’t feel there’s much they could do about it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Father tried to reason with Otto as he let him go, to show him why such behavior was wrong.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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