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

On the one hand, they can’t defend the behaviors she documents without showing themselves to be cynical and uncaring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

On the other hand, having created and enforced the rules that enabled those behaviors, they can’t condemn them either.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Amazon recently blocked Muse from engaging with its platform, something that Devitt thinks will help the company control shopping behaviors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Maybe this is why I have long treated “Ask a Manager” as both advice column and anthropological expedition behind the cubicle wall, where completely ordinary behaviors can become freighted with professional meaning.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Attention and perseverance behaviors of preschool children enrolled in Suzuki violin lessons and other activities.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin