Behave synonyms and antonyms

bĭ-hāv'

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act (related)
A statute. Something done or performed. The process of doing or performing. See also actus reus, overt act and omission.
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demean oneself
To act in a specified or proper way
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deport (oneself)
To act in a specified or proper way
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handle oneself
To act in a specified or proper way
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acquit oneself well
To act in a specified or proper way
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act with decorum
To act in a specified or proper way
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carry
To adopt (something); take (something) over.
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be good
To act in a specified or proper way
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act properly
To act in a specified or proper way
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mind-one-s-p-s-and-q-s
(Idiomatic) Alternative spelling of mind one's p's and q's.
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be orderly
To act in a specified or proper way
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obey
To carry out or comply with (a command, for example).
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play one's part
To act in a specified or proper way
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observe the rules
To act in a specified or proper way
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observe the law
To act in a specified or proper way
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reform
To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
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mind one's manners
To act in a specified or proper way
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manage oneself
To act in a specified or proper way
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be on one's best behavior
To act in a specified or proper way
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act-one-s-age
(Idiomatic) To be mature and not childish.
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avoid offense
To act in a specified or proper way
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keep-the-peace
(Idiomatic) To maintain order in a volatile situation.
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toe the mark
To act in a specified or proper way
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toe-the-line
(Idiomatic) To stand at your mark before a footrace.
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shape-up
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior.
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keep out of mischief
To act in a specified or proper way
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misbehave (antonym)
To misbehave is to behave badly.
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be rude (antonym)
To act in a specified or proper way
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offend (antonym)
To break a law, religious commandment, etc.; commit a sin or crime
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comport
The definition of comport means to agree with, or act a certain way.
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conduct
Conduct means to direct, particularly a meeting or a group of musicians.
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deport
To carry or send away; specif., to force (an alien) to leave a country by official order; expel
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work
To perform its required or expected function; operate or act as specified
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acquit oneself
To act in a specified or proper way
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comport oneself
To act in a specified or proper way
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bear
To manage, wield, or direct; to behave or conduct (oneself).
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run
The definition of run is to move faster than walking, leave quickly, operate or smear.
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be nice
To act in a specified or proper way
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be civil
To act in a specified or proper way
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stay in line
To act in a specified or proper way
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demean
To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.
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deport one's self
To act
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gesture
(Intransitive) To make a gesture or gestures.
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handle
2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, Guardian:
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manage
To conduct or direct affairs; carry on business
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manager
To act
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react
To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
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regulate
To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
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restrain
To prevent (a person or group) from doing something or acting in a certain way:
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treat
To treat is to act a certain way towards a person or thing or to provide medical aid or help.
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act up (antonym)
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To misbehave; to cause trouble.
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acquit
(Reflexive) To bear or conduct one’s self; to perform one’s part.
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do
To move along at a speed of
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quit
(Archaic) To conduct (oneself)
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operate
To put or keep in action; work (a machine, etc.)
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be (related)
(Copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
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action (related)
(Chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.
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do-it (related)
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grow-up (related)
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discipline oneself
To act in a specified or proper way
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function
To have or perform a function; serve:
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conduct (oneself)
To act in a specified or proper way
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perform
Perform is defined as to complete something, to meet the requirements or to act in a show.
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observe the golden rule
To act in a specified or proper way
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Synonym Study

  • Demean suggests behavior or appearance that is indicative of the specified character trait she demeaned herself like a gracious hostess
  • Acquit suggests behavior in accordance with the duties of one's position or with one's obligations the rookie acquitted himself like a major leaguer
  • Comport and esp. deport suggest behavior in accordance with the fixed rules of society they deported themselves like gentlemen
  • Conduct implies the direction or guidance of one's actions in a specified way she conducted herself well at the trial
  • Behave , used reflexively (as also the other words in this comparison), implies action in conformity with the required standards of decorum did the children behave themselves?
Find another word for behave. In this page you can discover 65 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for behave, like: act, demean oneself, deport (oneself), handle oneself, acquit oneself well, act with decorum, carry, be good, act properly, mind-one-s-p-s-and-q-s and be orderly.
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Behave Sentence Examples

  • I will teach you afresh, unless you behave better.

  • He did not know how to behave with her.

  • Resolved to behave as naturally as she could, she stripped and turned up the shower as hot as she could tolerate.

  • It is equally clear that there is a broad analogy between the kind of characters on which systematists often have to rely for the separation of species and those which Mendelian workers have shown to behave in accordance with the Mendelian theories of mosaic inheritance with segregation.

  • For her sake, he made an effort to behave, but he truly loved the openings she gave him.

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