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

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The researchers also tested whether simple interventions could change behavior.

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Beyond individual events, the study also identified a broader shift in global water behavior around 2011-2012.

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Do you think the strategy of changing regime behavior without changing all of the regime will work?

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That assumption began to unravel in the late 20th century, when experiments observing neutrinos arriving from space revealed unexpected behavior.

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Scientists at Florida State University have developed a new type of crystalline material that displays rare and intricate magnetic behavior.

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