Thesaurus / misbehave
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synonyms for misbehave
- act up
- fool around
- trespass
- deviate
- fail
- misconduct
- offend
- roughhouse
- sin
- transgress
- be at fault
- be bad
- be dissolute
- be guilty
- be immoral
- be indecorous
- be insubordinate
- be mischievous
- be out of line
- be out of order
- be reprehensible
- bend the law
- carry on
- cut up
- do evil
- do wrong
- get into mischief
- go astray
- go wrong
- make trouble
- sow wild oats
- take a wrong turn
See also synonyms for: misbehaved / misbehaving
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If a student’s grades slip or they misbehave, they can lose tens of thousands of dollars of their scholarship.
“I FINALLY GOT TO THE MOUNTAINTOP AND I FAILED”BY BOB FERNANDEZ, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, AND CHARLOTTE KEITH, SPOTLIGHT PAJUNE 10, 2021PROPUBLICAAs anyone over the age of, say, 8 should know, other children misbehaving doesn’t give you the green light to misbehave yourself.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT REPUBLICANS KEEP BLAMING THE LEFT FOR JAN. 6?PHILIP BUMPMAY 28, 2021WASHINGTON POSTSo next time your child misbehaves, think of Elizabeth Tegumiar and simply walk away.
I WAS CONSTANTLY ARGUING WITH MY CHILD. THEN I LEARNED THE “TEAM” METHOD OF CALMER PARENTINGMICHAELEEN DOUCLEFFMARCH 6, 2021TIMEIf Facebook misbehaved, the trust would retract the company’s access to its members’ data.
HOW DATA TRUSTS CAN PROTECT PRIVACYKATIE MCLEANFEBRUARY 24, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWIn the case of GameStop, both the cynics and sentimentalists have been misbehaving.
BITCOIN, STOCKS AND CRUDE TAKE OFF AS THE MARKETS BRACE FOR A WAVE OF STIMULUS CHECKSBERNHARD WARNERFEBRUARY 8, 2021FORTUNEA boy might be excused for that so long as he didn't misbehave.
WARRIOR GAPCHARLES KINGTo allow the child to misbehave without instantly making it unpleasantly conscious of the fact would be to spoil it.
A TREATISE ON PARENTS AND CHILDRENGEORGE BERNARD SHAWBut my dear, you don't meant to say that all bachelor clergymen misbehave themselves.
BARCHESTER TOWERSANTHONY TROLLOPEBut if servants misbehave themselves, or leave their places, not being regularly discharged, they ought to be amerced or punished.
EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS IS NOBODY'S BUSINESSDANIEL DEFOEIf he does not misbehave and keeps out of a lawsuit, he rarely comes in contact with his rulers.
A WAYFARER IN CHINAELIZABETH KENDALLWORDS RELATED TO MISBEHAVE
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