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behaving

VERB

function

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act operate perform react

STRONG

run take work

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt stop

WEAK

act up misbehave

VERB

act reasonably, properly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

manage

STRONG

control direct

WEAK

act correctly act one's age act with decorum be civil be good be nice be on best behavior be orderly comport oneself conduct oneself properly demean oneself deport oneself discipline oneself keep one's nose clean keep the peace live up to manage oneself mind one's manners mind one's p's and q's observe golden rule observe the law play fair shape up toe the mark watch one's step

Antonyms

WEAK

act up misbehave

Example Sentences

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Before it had just been one big, bouncy blue and orange Macy’s balloon, streetwise New York City behaving like some bucolic basketball Mayberry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“The market is increasingly behaving as though the U.S.-Iran war is ending and the oil market is about to return to normal,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, wrote in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

After treatment, the old stem cells began behaving more like young, healthy cells again.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Police were called to a report of a man behaving in an intimidating manner in the village of Wolferton, near the Sandringham Estate, at about 19:30 on Wednesday.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Halfway down the long second-floor hallway, it came to him that he might be behaving a little strangely.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix