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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

These differences reflect broader distinctions in the social behavior of the two species.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

In addition to revealing new details about how these transformations occur, the newly created material displays unusual optical behavior that could eventually be useful for quantum computing and other quantum information technologies.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Benitez searched for the English word to describe the birds’ behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The firms always claimed that they had no position themselves—that they were running matched books—but their behavior told him otherwise.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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