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act up (misbehave) v.
misbehave v.

VERB

act up (misbehave)

Synonyms

WEAK

act out be out of line behave badly carry on fool around horseplay make trouble misbehave rebel set a bad example show off

Antonyms

WEAK

behave

VERB

misbehave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act up fool around trespass

STRONG

deviate fail misconduct offend roughhouse sin transgress

WEAK

be at fault 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

Antonyms

STRONG

behave obey

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be bad

This could be bad news for Bournemouth though, with Rayan heavily linked with Liverpool, managed by former Cherries boss Andoni Iraola.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“But in the heat, that’s just going to be bad for me.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

SK Hynix’s U.S. listing plan could be bad news for Micron for two reasons.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

So long as it always errs on the side of over-punishment, it can be bad.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

But what if it turned out to be bad?

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

be bad

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